How Precise is the Determination of Rotational Alignment of the Femoral Prosthesis in Total Knee Arthroplasty. An In Vivo Study

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1042-1048

  Yau, W P ^a   Chiu, K Y ^a   Tang, W M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

error; rotation; total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; ERROR; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; KNEE FUNCTION; LEG PROSTHESIS; METHODOLOGY; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FITTING; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 34848917311     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2006.12.043     Document Type: Article

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