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The effect of restored medial knee anatomy in total knee arthroplasty with the flexion first balancer technique on mid-flexion laxity and functional outcome

BACKGROUND: The Flexion First Balancer (FFB) technique for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) was developed to maintain the isometry of the medial collateral ligament (MCL) by restoring the medial anatomy of the knee. Inability to correct MCL isometry could hypothetically result in an increased mid-flexi...

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Autores principales: van Lieshout, W. A. M., van Oost, I., Koenraadt, K. L. M., Elmans, L. H. G. J., van Geenen, R. C. I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8656087/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34886819
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-021-04869-3