Relationship between cutting errors and learning curve in computer-assisted total knee replacement

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 655-662

  Manzotti, Alfonso ^a,d   Cerveri, Pietro ^b   De Momi, Elena ^b   Pullen, Chris ^c   Confalonieri, Norberto ^a  

^a CTO Hospital   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c St Vincents & Mercy Private Hospital   (Australia)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMORAL SLOPE; FRONTAL FEMORAL COMPONENT ANGLE; FRONTAL TIBIAL COMPONENT ANGLE; HIP KNEE ANKLE ANGLE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; JOB EXPERIENCE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL ERROR; TIBIAL SLOPE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; EDUCATION; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LEARNING; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MEDICAL ERRORS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 77955960670     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-009-0816-z     Document Type: Article

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