Cemented all-polyethylene and metal-backed polyethylene tibial components used for primary total knee arthroplasty: A systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials involving 1798 primary total knee implants

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 1790-1798

  Voigt, Jeffrey ^a   Mosier, Michael ^b  

^a Medical Device Consultants of Ridgewood   (United States)

^b WASHBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL; POLYETHYLENE;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIBIA; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 80053981450     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.J.01303     Document Type: Review

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