A cadaver study comparing intraoperative methods to analyze lower limb alignment

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1577-1581

  Hawi, Nael ^a   Liodakis, Emmanouil ^a   Suero, Eduardo M ^a   Meller, Rupert ^a   Citak, Musa ^a   Krettek, Christian ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alignment rod method; Axis board method; Cable method; Intraoperative alignment control; Mechanical axis

Indexed keywords

CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION STUDY; FIDUCIAL MARKER; HUMAN; KNEE; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PATIENT MONITORING; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CADAVER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIDUCIAL MARKERS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84930368723     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: 14322161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-014-1972-9     Document Type: Article

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