The position and orientation of total knee replacement components: A comparison of conventional radiographs, transverse 2D-CT slices and 3D-CT reconstruction

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 93 B, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 629-633

  Hirschmann, M T ^a   Konala, P ^a,b   Amsler, F ^a,c   Iranpour, F ^a,b   Friederich, N F ^a   Cobb, J P ^a,b  

^a Kantonsspital Bruderholz ^*  (Switzerland)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Amsler Consulting   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KNEE ENDOPROSTHESIS; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RELIABILITY; SURGEON; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; KNEE JOINT; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORIENTATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 79955093511     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.93B5.25893     Document Type: Article

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