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

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

Uğur Tiftikçi,1 Sancar Serbest,1 Veysel Burulday2 1Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 2Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kırıkkale University, Kırıkkale, Turkey Background: In total knee arthroplasty, it is better to use more than one reference point for correct al...

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Main Authors: Tiftikçi U, Serbest S, Burulday V
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2017-01-01
Series:Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management
Subjects:
Total knee arthroplasty
tibial component
alignment
distal references
landmark
MRI
Achilles tendon
Online Access:https://www.dovepress.com/can-achilles-tendon-be-used-as-a-new-distal-landmark-for-coronal-tibia-peer-reviewed-article-TCRM

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