The Unispacer knee implant: Early clinical results

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 446-450

  Bailie, A G ^a,b   Lewis, P L ^a   Brumby, S A ^a   Roy, S ^a,c   Paterson, R S ^a,d   Campbell, D G ^a  

^a Wakefield Orthopaedic Clinic   (Australia)

^b MUSGRAVE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL GLAMORGAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d SPORTSMEDSA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANT; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; KNEE SURGERY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; TIBIA OSTEOTOMY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 42149190085     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.90B4.20319     Document Type: Article

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