Femoral Fracture Through a Previous Pin Site After Computer-Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 462-465

  Wysocki, Robert W ^a   Sheinkop, Mitchell B ^a   Virkus, Walter W ^a   Della Valle, Craig J ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

computer assisted navigation; periprosthetic fracture; pin site; stress riser; total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PIN SITE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BONE NAILS; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MIDDLE AGED; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 40749112731     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2007.03.019     Document Type: Article

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