Neuroma of the Infrapatellar Branch of the Saphenous Nerve. A Cause of Reversible Knee Stiffness After Total Knee Arthroplasty

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 927-930

  Kachar, Sergey M ^a   Williams, Kristopher M ^a   Finn, Henry A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

infrapatellar branch of saphenous nerve; knee; neuroma; pain; stiffness; total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; GABAPENTIN; HYDROCODONE; LIDOCAINE; NABUMETONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; NERVE INJURY; NEUROMA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATELLA; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RANGE OF MOTION; SAPHENOUS NERVE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; NEUROMA; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 49549106692     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2007.07.019     Document Type: Article

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