Blood loss following total knee replacement is reduced when using computer-assisted versus standard methods

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 75-79

  McConnell, Jamie ^a   Dillon, John ^b   Kinninmonth, Andrew ^b   Sarungi, Martin ^b   Picard, Frederic ^b  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GOLDEN JUBILEE NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood loss; Computer assisted surgery; Knee arthroplasty; Knee replacement

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84858118037     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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