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Management of Fixed Deformity at Total Knee Arthroplasty

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Description: In: Total Knee Arthroplasty A Comprehensive Approach Editors: Hungerford, D.S., Krackow, K.A., Kenna, R.V. Copyright © 1984
The surgical treatment of severe preoperative fixed deformity at total knee arthroplasty involves the appreciation of several basic principles. First, and most obvious, is the fact that fixed deformity means that the soft tissues about the knee are unbalanced.

Type: Reference Material
Author/Contact: Hungerford et al
Institution: Johns Hopkins
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Language: English

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