The radiological assessment of total and unicompartmental knee replacements

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 94 B, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1321-1329

  Sarmah, S S ^a   Patel, S ^a   Hossain, F S ^a,b   Haddad, F S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^b Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HETEROTOPIC OSSIFICATION; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; OSTEOLYSIS; PATELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RANGE OF MOTION; REVIEW; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; UNICOMPARTMENTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; KNEE JOINT; KNEE PROSTHESIS; PATELLA;

EID: 84867319999     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.94B10.29411     Document Type: Review

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