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A new method to measure ligament balancing in total knee arthroplasty: laxity measurements in 100 knees

BACKGROUND: Ligament balancing is considered a prerequisite for good function and survival in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). However, there is no consensus on how to measure ligament balance intra-operatively and the degree of stability obtained after different balancing techniques is not clarified....

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Autores principales: Aunan, Eirik, Kibsgård, Thomas, Clarke-Jenssen, John, Röhrl, Stephan M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3400753/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22581351
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00402-012-1536-1