Optimizing limb position for measuring knee anatomical axis alignment from standing knee radiographs

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 472-477

  Cooke, T Derek V ^a,b   Sled, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; FOOT; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; LIMB DEFORMITY; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATELLA; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; REVIEW; ROTATION; STANDING; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; EDITORIAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIOGRAPHY;

BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; KNEE; POSTURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 65649152011     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.080732     Document Type: Review

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