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Criteria for preserving posterior cruciate ligament depending on intra-operative gap measurement in total knee replacement

OBJECTIVES: Because posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) resection makes flexion gaps wider in total knee replacement (TKR), preserving or sacrificing a PCL affects the gap equivalence; however, there are no criteria for the PCL resection that consider gap situations of each knee. This study aims to in...

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Autores principales: Kaneyama, R., Otsuka, M., Shiratsuchi, H., Oinuma, K., Miura, Y., Tamaki, T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3985198/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24719296
http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/2046-3758.34.2000228