Anatomical variations in vastus medialis obliquus and its implications in minimally-invasive total knee replacement: An MRI study

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1462-1465

  Roberts, V I ^a,b   Mereddy, P K R ^a   Donnachie, N J ^a   Hakkalamani, S ^a,c  

^a ARROWE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Countess of Chester Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE LENGTH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATELLA; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37249029097     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.89B11.18636     Document Type: Article

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