Influence of collateral ligament laxity on patient satisfaction after total knee arthroplasty: A comparative bilateral study

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 124, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 415-417

  Kuster, Markus S ^a   Bitschnau, B ^b   Votruba, T ^b  

^a FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CANTONAL HOSPITAL ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Collateral ligament laxity; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; JOINT MOBILITY; JOINT RADIOGRAPHY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE LIGAMENT; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; VALGUS DEFORMITY; VARUS DEFORMITY;

EID: 4344610352     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-004-0700-7     Document Type: Article

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