The blood flow to the femoral head/neck junction during resurfacing arthroplasty: A comparison of two approaches using Laser Doppler flowmetry

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 442-445

  Amarasekera, H W ^a   Costa, M L ^a   Foguet, P ^a,b   Krikler, S J ^a,b   Prakash, U ^a,b   Griffin, D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; FEMUR NECK; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; JOINT CAPSULOTOMY; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MOLECULAR PROBE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, HIP; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 42149142957     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.90B4.20050     Document Type: Article

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