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Title:

Comparable short-term results seen with standard and high-flexion knee arthroplasty designs in European patients.

Document type:
Journal Article
Author(s):
Fischer, Markus; von Eisenhart-Rothe, Ruediger; Simank, Hans-Georg
Abstract:
In a prospective study we evaluated outcomes of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) procedures in 62 patients with a follow up of 12 months to test our hypothesis that high-flexion CR (cruciate retaining) TKA provides a better range of motion and better outcome than standard CR design in Central European patients with their special problems and demands.Patients were randomly divided into two groups (high flex vs. standard). The outcome was determined by measuring maximum knee flexion and using the KS-...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
J Orthop
Year:
2013
Journal volume:
10
Journal issue:
3
Pages contribution:
119-22
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1016/j.jor.2013.07.003
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24396227
Print-ISSN:
0972-978X
TUM Institution:
Klinik und Poliklinik für Orthopädie und Sportorthopädie
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