Patellar denervation in total knee arthroplasty without patellar resurfacing: A prospective, randomized controlled study

Orthopaedics and Traumatology: Surgery and Research

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 421-425

  Altay, M A ^a   Erturk C ^a   Altay, N ^b   Akmese R ^c   Isikan U E ^a  

^a HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HARRAN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^c ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anterior knee pain; Electrocautery; Patellar denervation; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DENERVATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE PAIN; MALE; OSTEOPHYTE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATELLA; PATELLAR DENERVATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SCORING SYSTEM; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; DEBRIDEMENT; DENERVATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPHYTE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATELLA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84861741134     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18770568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otsr.2012.03.002     Document Type: Article

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