Management of Flexion Contracture in Total Knee Arthroplasty

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 22, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 20-24

  Scuderi, Giles R ^a   Kochhar, Tony ^a  

^a Insall Scott Kelly Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

flexion contracture; total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE RESECTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMUR; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE ARTHRITIS; KNEE FUNCTION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECURRENT DISEASE; REHABILITATION CARE; SOFT TISSUE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 34347204145     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2006.12.110     Document Type: Note

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