Computer-assisted gap balancing technique improves outcome in total knee arthroplasty, compared with conventional measured resection technique

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1496-1503

  Pang, Hee Nee ^a   Yeo, Seng Jin ^a   Chong, Hwei Chi ^a   Chin, Pak Lin ^a   Ong, Johnny ^a   Lo, Ngai Nung ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Balancing; Computer; Gap; Knee; Replacement; Soft tissue

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE MALFORMATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTHESIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFERENCE VALUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE MALALIGNMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFERENCE VALUES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80051928552     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-011-1483-3     Document Type: Article

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