Change in Limb Length After Total Knee Arthroplasty
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Change in Limb Length After Total Knee Arthroplasty
The clinical outcome of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) remains suboptimal in some patients. One of the factors that might hinder improved functionality may be postoperative limb length discrepancy due to increase in limb length of the operative limb. The objective of this cross-sectional prospective study was to examine the extent to which limb length change occurs after TKA and to compare the c...
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عنوان ژورنال: Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2151-4593,2151-4593
DOI: 10.1177/2151458515588187