Intraoperative Morphometric Study of Gender Differences in Asian Femurs

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 984-988

  Chin, Pak Lin ^a   Tey, Tze Tong ^b   Ibrahim, Mohd Yusof Bin ^a   Chia, Shi Lu ^a   Yeo, Seng Jin ^a   Lo, Ngai Nung ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Asian; Aspect ratio; Knee; Sex; TKA; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; FEMALE; FEMUR; FEMUR CONDYLE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGAPORE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 80053186797     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2010.11.012     Document Type: Article

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