Less femoral lift-off and better femoral alignment in TKA using computer-assisted surgery

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2255-2262

  Kim, Seong Hwan ^a   Lee, Han Jun ^a   Jung, Ho Joong ^a   Lee, Jae Sung ^a   Kim, Ki Seong ^b  

^a Chung Ang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Sewoori Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Femoral component rotation; Measured resection; Navigation; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE MALFORMATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BONE MALALIGNMENT; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTATION; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84884530756     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-012-2230-0     Document Type: Article

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