Computer Navigation vs Extramedullary Guide for Sagittal Alignment of Tibial Components. Radiographic Study and Meta-Analysis.

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 630-637

  Kuzyk, Paul R T ^a,b,c   Higgins, Gordon A ^a,b   Tunggal, James A W ^a,b   Sellan, Michael E ^b   Waddell, James P ^a,b   Schemitsch, Emil H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer navigation; Extramedullary guide; Meta analysis; Posterior slope; Radiographic study; Sagittal alignment of tibial component

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER NAVIGATION; CUTTING BLOCK; EMBASE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MANUAL TILT; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIBIA; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BONE MALALIGNMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84858293673     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2011.07.001     Document Type: Article

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