The effect of electrocautery around the patellar rim in patellar non-resurfacing total knee arthroplasty

Knee Surgery and Related Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 104-107

  Yim, Soo Jae ^a   Jang, Mun Suk ^a   Kim, Wook Joong ^a   Lee, Sang Hyok ^a   Kang, Hee Kyung ^a  

^a Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anterior knee pain; Electrocautery; Patellar rim; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885449409     PISSN: 22340726     EISSN: 22342451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5792/ksrr.2012.24.2.104     Document Type: Article

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