Lateral Retinacular Release During Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty. Effect on Outcomes and Complications

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 383-390

  Kusuma, Sharat K ^a   Puri, Neil ^b   Lotke, Paul A ^b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

lateral release; patellofemoral instability; total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LATERAL PATELLA RETINACULUM RELEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATELLA FRACTURE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANGE OF MOTION; SUBLUXATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALGUS KNEE; VARUS KNEE;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; HUMANS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 62349124191     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2007.11.004     Document Type: Article

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