Distal femur and proximal tibia replacement with megaprosthesis in revision knee arthroplasty: A limb-saving procedure

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2513-2518

  Höll, Steffen ^a   Schlomberg, Annabel ^a   Gosheger, Georg ^a   Dieckmann, Ralf ^a   Streitbuerger, Arne ^a   Schulz, Dino ^a   Hardes, Jendrik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Distal femur replacement; Knee arthroplasty; Limb salvage; Megaprosthesis; Revision arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE PROSTHESIS; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REOPERATION; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84870291705     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-012-1945-2     Document Type: Article

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