Patellar resurfacing in total knee arthroplasty, the current state of the controversy;Der patellaruckflachenersatz in der knietotalendoprothetik. Aktueller stand der kontroverse

Orthopade

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 600-611

  Schroeder Boersch, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Component positioning; Indication; Metal back; Patella; Patella groove; Prospective studies; Resurfacing; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN; PATELLA; REVIEW; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE PROSTHESIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; HUMANS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; PATELLA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84982757527     PISSN: 00854530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00003534     Document Type: Review

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