Improved stability with intramedullary stem after anterior femoral notching in total knee arthroplasty

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 487-494

  Completo, A ^a   Fonseca, F ^b   Relvas, C ^a   Ramos, A ^a   Simoes J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Experimental study; Femoral notching; Intramedullary stem; Periprosthetic femur fracture; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANICAL TORSION; METHODOLOGY; PERIPROSTHETIC FRACTURE; PROSTHESIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; HUMANS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS TESTING; PERIPROSTHETIC FRACTURES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TORSION, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84857440216     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-011-1557-2     Document Type: Article

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