Anterolateral incision in total knee arthroplasty: Is there a role for a longer incision in this day-and-age of minimal invasive surgery?

European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 327-331

  Shetty, Vijay D ^a   Shetty, Gautam M ^a  

^a Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital Mumbai   (India)

Author keywords

Anterolateral incision; Knee; Numbness; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROTOMY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHRITIS; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANGE OF MOTION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SKIN INCISION; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 67651154171     PISSN: 16338065     EISSN: 14321068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00590-009-0436-8     Document Type: Article

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