Distal femoral cut in total knee arthroplasty in a Brazilian population

OBJECTIVE: To determine the ideal angle for making the distal femoral cut in total knee arthroplasty in a Brazilian population.METHODS: Panoramic radiographs of the lower limbs bearing weight from 79 patients (57 women and 22 men) were studied, totaling 107 knees with an indication for total knee ar...

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Main Authors: Marcos Areias Vieira Costa, Alan de Paula Mozella, Hugo Alexandre de Araujo Barros Cobra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2015-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162015000300295&lng=en&tlng=en