Errors in the identification of the transepicondylar and anteroposterior axes of the distal femur in total knee replacement using minimally-invasive and conventional approaches: A cadaver study

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 520-526

  Yau, W P ^a,b   Leung, A ^a,c   Liu, K G ^a,b   Yan, C H ^a,b   Wong, L S ^a,d   Chiu, K Y ^a,b  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c BrainLAB Limited   (Hong Kong)

^d St Paul's Hospital Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABOVE KNEE PROSTHESIS; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT MOBILITY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; KNEE PROSTHESIS; ROTATION;

EID: 42149126699     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.90B4.19841     Document Type: Article

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