Comparison of standard anteroposterior knee and hip-to-ankle radiographs in determining the lower limb and implant alignment after total knee arthroplasty

Scandinavian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 250-253

  Skytta E T ^a,b   Lohman, M ^c   Tallroth, K ^c   Remes, V ^b  

^a COXA Hospital for Joint Replacement ^*  (Finland)

^b PEIJAS HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c ORTON ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alignment; Hip to ankle radiograph; Knee radiograph; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

EID: 73649129550     PISSN: 14574969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/145749690909800411     Document Type: Article

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