Pitfalls in Determining Knee Alignment

Journal of Knee Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 210-215

  Jakma, T S C ^a   Verhaar, J A N ^a   Brouwer, K H ^b   Brouwer, R W ^c  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c MARTINI HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; LEG; RADIOGRAPHY; ROTATION;

BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LOWER EXTREMITY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATION;

EID: 34548612002     PISSN: 15388506     EISSN: 19382480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1248045     Document Type: Article

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