Novel anatomical-based surgical technique for positioning of the patellar component in total knee arthroplasty

The patella remains one of the main sources of post-operative complication following total knee arthroplasty surgery. Optimal positioning of the patellar component is still a controversy with no clear-cut guidelines. Instead of choosing an empirical position, we described a novel surgical technique...

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Main Authors: Assi Chahine, Kheir Nadim, Samaha Camille, Chamoun Moussa, Yammine Kaissar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2017-01-01
Series:SICOT-J
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1051/sicotj/2017053