How accurate are orthopaedic surgeons in visually estimating lower limb alignment ?

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 638-643

  Shetty, Gautam M ^a   Mullaji, Arun ^a   Lingaraju, A Parameshwarappa ^a   Bhayde, Sagar ^a  

^a BREACH CANDY HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Alignment; Computer navigation; Knee; Total knee arthro plasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDICS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LOWER EXTREMITY; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ANATOMIC; ORTHOPEDICS;

EID: 81855220252     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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