Dissociation of mobile-bearing patellar component in low contact stress patellofemoral arthroplasty, its mechanism and management: Two case reports

Cases Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Van Jonbergen, Hans Peter W ^a   Werkman, Dirk M ^a   Barnaart, Alexander F W ^a  

^a DEVENTER HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL; POLYETHYLENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FEMOROTIBIAL OSTEOARTHRITIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT DEGENERATION; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; KNEE PROSTHESIS; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; MOBILE BEARING PATELLA; MUSCLE ATROPHY; PATELLA TENDON; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PATELLOFEMORAL OSTEOARTHRITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RANGE OF MOTION; REHABILITATION CARE; REOPERATION; SUBLUXATION; SYNOVIAL FLUID; SYNOVITIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 77953443612     PISSN: 17571626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-1626-2-7502     Document Type: Article

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