Email this article The alignment of components in total hiparthroplasty
- Authors: Malzer U.1, Schuler P.1, Shaposhnikov Y.G.2
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Affiliations:
- Saint Vincent Orthopedic Clinic
- Central Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics. N.N. Priorov
- Issue: Vol 6, No 1 (1999)
- Pages: 16-21
- Section: Original study articles
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0869-8678/article/view/98411
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/vto98411
- ID: 98411
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Abstract
The alignment of components is one of the most important topics in total knee arthroplasty. The resections should be performed according to anatomical landmarks, such as the epicondylar line, the anterior-posterior axis and the tibial tubercle. Some important anatomical properties of the human knee joint and their significance for surgical technique are described.
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U. Malzer
Saint Vincent Orthopedic Clinic
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Germany, Karlsruhe
P. Schuler
Saint Vincent Orthopedic Clinic
Email: info@eco-vector.com
Germany, Karlsruhe
Y. G. Shaposhnikov
Central Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics. N.N. Priorov
Email: info@eco-vector.com
Russian Federation, Moscow
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