Lateral approach is advantageous in total knee arthroplasty for valgus deformed knee
Open Access
- 21 November 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology
- Vol. 24 (1), 111-115
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00590-012-1137-2
Abstract
For the total knee arthroplasty in valgus deformed knee, superiority of the medial or lateral approach is still controversial. We compared the short-term result of two approach groups.Keywords
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