Intramedullary versus extramedullary tibial cutting guide in severely obese patients undergoing total knee replacement: A randomized study of 70 patients with Body Mass Index >35 kg/m2

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1599-1604

  Lozano, L M ^a   Segur, J M ^a   Macule F ^a   Nunez M ^a   Torner, P ^a   Castillo, F ^a   Suso, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Intramedullary tibial guide; Severe obesity; Total knee replacement; Tourniquet time

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRAMEDULLARY TIBIAL CUTTING GUIDE; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY TIBIAL CUTTING GUIDE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OPERATION DURATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TOURNIQUET;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BODY MASS INDEX; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; TIBIA;

EID: 56549126129     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-008-9564-1     Document Type: Article

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