Effect of limb rotation on radiographic alignment in total knee arthroplasties

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 451-457

  Radtke, Kerstin ^a   Becher, Christoph ^a   Noll, Yvonne ^a   Ostermeier, Sven ^a  

^a Annastift   (Germany)

Author keywords

Limb rotation effects; Long leg radiographs; Radiographic landmarks

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE GRAFT; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE PROSTHESIS; LIMB MOVEMENT; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMUR; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; ROTATION; TIBIA;

EID: 77951022378     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-009-0999-1     Document Type: Article

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