Reliability of a navigation system for intra-operative evaluation of antero-posterior knee joint laxity

Computers in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 280-285

  Lopomo, Nicola ^a,b   Bignozzi, Simone ^a   Martelli, Sandra ^a   Zaffagnini, Stefano ^a   Iacono, Francesco ^a   Visani, Andrea ^a   Marcacci, Maurilio ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

ACL lesion; Arthrometer; KIN Nav; Knee laxity; Navigation systems; Rolimeter

Indexed keywords

ACL LESION; ARTHROMETER; KIN-NAV; KNEE LAXITY; ROLIMETER;

JOINTS (ANATOMY); LIGAMENTS; NAVIGATION; RELIABILITY; STATISTICS;

NAVIGATION SYSTEMS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ANTEROPOSTERIOR KNEE JOINT LAXITY; ARTHROMETER; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; JOINT LAXITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXPERT; NAVIGATION SYSTEM; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROBOTICS; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 60649113693     PISSN: 00104825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2009.01.001     Document Type: Article

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