Mechanical Axis Cannot be Restored in Total Knee Arthroplasty With a Fixed Valgus Resection Angle. A Radiographic Study

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 22, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 85-89

  Bardakos, Nicholas ^a   Cil, Akin ^a   Thompson, Brandon ^b   Stocks, Greg ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Orthopaedic Group   (United States)

Author keywords

alignment radiographs; alignment total knee arthroplasty; distal femoral resection angle; long leg radiographs; mechanical axis TKA; total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COXA VARA; FEMUR; HIP DISLOCATION; HUMAN; RADIOGRAPHY; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; VALGUS DEFORMITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34548274471     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2007.04.018     Document Type: Article

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