PCL balancing, an example of the need to couple detailed biomechanical parameters with clinical functional outcome

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1301-1303

  Heesterbeek, P J C ^a   Wymenga, A B ^b  

^a Research   (Netherlands)

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CONVALESCENCE; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE LIGAMENT; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956884470     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-010-1254-6     Document Type: Editorial

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