Improved Clinical Outcomes After High-Flexion Total Knee Arthroplasty. A 5-Year Follow-Up Study

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1025-1030

  Seng, Chusheng ^a   Yeo, Seng Jin ^a   Wee, James L ^a   Subanesh, S ^b   Chong, Hwee Chi ^a   Lo, Ngai Nung ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Conventional; High flexion; Improved outcomes; Quality of life; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE SOCIETY SCORE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXFORD KNEE SCORE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BIOMECHANICS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80053208695     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2010.09.006     Document Type: Article

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