Scintigraphic Assessment of Patellar Viability in Total Knee Arthroplasty After Lateral Release

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 636-640

  Pawar, Uday ^a   Rao, K Narasimha ^a   Sundaram, P Shanamuga ^a   Thilak, Jai ^a   Varghese, Jacob ^a  

^a AMRITA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

lateral release; patella; scintigraphy; total knee arthroplasty; transient

Indexed keywords

MEDRONATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATELLA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; KNEE JOINT; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; OSTEONECROSIS; PATELLA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; RISK FACTORS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M MEDRONATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67349211223     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2008.02.017     Document Type: Article

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