Femoral rotation in ligament balanced knee arthroplasty: A prospective clinical study

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1103-1106

  Kaipel, Martin ^a   Gergely, Istvan ^a   Sinz, Katrina ^b   Neumann, Christian ^c   Sinz, Günter ^a  

^a KRANKENHAUS DER BARMHERZIGEN BRÜDER   (Austria)

^b UNIV KLIN KINDER JUGENDHEILKUNDE   (Austria)

^c OTTO WAGNER HOSPITAL   (Austria)

Author keywords

Computer assisted knee surgery; CT scan; Femoral rotation; Knee arthroplasty; Ligament balancing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE IMPLANT; KNEE LIGAMENT; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; LIGAMENT BALANCED KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTATION; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

COMPUTER ASSISTED KNEE SURGERY; CT SCAN; FEMORAL ROTATION; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LIGAMENT BALANCING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84880700026     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2013.02.031     Document Type: Article

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