Good Alignment After Total Knee Arthroplasty Leads to Faster Rehabilitation and Better Function

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 570-578

  Longstaff, Lee M ^a   Sloan, Karen ^a   Stamp, Nikki ^a   Scaddan, Matt ^a   Beaver, Richard ^a  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

alignment; function; rehabilitation; total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AVULSION FRACTURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FRACTURE; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; KNEE FUNCTION; LENGTH OF STAY; LIGAMENT RUPTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PERONEUS NERVE PARALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; REHABILITATION CARE; ROTATION; TIBIA; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BONE MALALIGNMENT; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; KNEE PROSTHESIS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS FITTING; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIA; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67349203304     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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