Can Achilles tendon be used as a new distal landmark for coronal tibial component alignment in total knee replacement surgery? An observational MRI study

BACKGROUND: In total knee arthroplasty, it is better to use more than one reference point for correct alignment of the components. By measuring the distances of Achilles tendon (AT) and other conventional landmarks from the mechanical axis in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the ankle, we aimed t...

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Autores principales: Tiftikçi, Uğur, Serbest, Sancar, Burulday, Veysel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2017
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5248942/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28144149
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/TCRM.S125551

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5248942/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28144149
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/TCRM.S125551

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