Stiffness following total knee arthroplasty: Evaluation and treatment

European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 165-171

  Mounasamy, Varatharaj ^a   Beizile, Etienne L ^a   Moskal, Joseph T ^b   Brown, Thomas E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Roanoke Orthopaedic Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL); Range of motion (ROM); Revision arthroplasty; Stiffness; Total knee arthroplasty (TKA)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; JOINT STIFFNESS; KNEE ARTHRITIS; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE PAIN; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; REHABILITATION CARE;

EID: 39049160118     PISSN: 16338065     EISSN: 14321068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00590-007-0279-0     Document Type: Article

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