Robotic-assisted TKA reduces postoperative alignment outliers and improves gap balance compared to conventional TKA knee

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 471, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 118-126

  Song, Eun Kyoo ^a   Seon, Jong Keun ^a   Yim, Ji Hyeon ^a   Netravali, Nathan A ^b   Bargar, William L ^c  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Curexo Technology Corp   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAP BALANCE; HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY KNEE SCORE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL AXIS ALIGNMENT; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE ALIGNMENT OUTLIERS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; ROBOTICS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WESTERN ONTARIO AND MCMASTER UNIVERSITIES OSTEOARTHRITIS INDEX; WOUND DRAINAGE;

EID: 84871611092     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-012-2407-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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