Fat emboli in total knee arthroplasty. A prospective randomized study of computer-assisted navigation vs standard surgical technique

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1034-1040

  O'Connor, Mary I ^a   Brodersen, Mark P ^a   Feinglass, Neil G ^a   Leone, Bruce J ^a   Crook, Julia E ^a   Switzer, Barbara E ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer assisted navigation; Embolism; Fat emboli; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FAT EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VEIN EMBOLISM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; EMBOLISM, FAT; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 77957268967     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2009.08.004     Document Type: Article

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