A new surgical technique for medial collateral ligament balancing. Multiple needle puncturing

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1151-1156

  Bellemans, Johan ^a   Vandenneucker, Hilde ^a   Van Lauwe, Johan ^a   Victor, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ligament balancing; Needle punctures.; Varus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE STRESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE LIGAMENT; MALE; MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT BALANCING; NEEDLE; PUNCTURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT, KNEE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLES; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PUNCTURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 77957288178     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2010.03.007     Document Type: Article

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