Prophylactic Tibial Stem Fixation in the Obese: Comparative Early Results in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty

PURPOSE: Obesity is a risk factor for aseptic loosening after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Prophylactic use of tibial stems may enhance tibial fixation in obese patients. The aim of this study was to determine whether a tibial stem extension decreases rates of early failure in obese patients. MATE...

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Autores principales: Steere, Joshua T., Sobieraj, Michael C., DeFrancesco, Christopher J., Israelite, Craig L., Nelson, Charles L., Kamath, Atul F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Knee Society 2018
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6122940/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30157590
http://dx.doi.org/10.5792/ksrr.18.022

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6122940/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30157590
http://dx.doi.org/10.5792/ksrr.18.022

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