The Role of Flexion Contracture on Outcomes in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1092-1096

  Ritter, Merrill A ^a   Lutgring, Joseph D ^a   Davis, Kenneth E ^a   Berend, Michael E ^a   Pierson, Jeffery L ^b   Meneghini, R Michael ^b  

^a CENTER FOR HIP AND KNEE SURGERY   (United States)

^b ST VINCENT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

extension; flexion contracture; knee; range of motion; total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLIMBING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEFORMITY; FEMALE; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KNEE FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANGE OF MOTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; CONTRACTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36849049270     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2006.11.009     Document Type: Article

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