Total Knee Replacement Surgical Technique And Instrumentation
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Total knee replacement surgical technique and instrumentation. Mid vastus see page 8 for surgical technique option 3. Chapter 105 surgical techniques and instrumentation in total knee arthroplasty thomas parker vail jason e. 1 2 both these techniques. A total knee replacement tkr is a complex procedure that requires an orthopedic surgeon to make precise measurements and skillfully remove the diseased portions of your bone in order to shape.
Three basic procedures can be utilized for total knee arthroplasty. Van sikes iii the surgical techniques and instrumentation in total knee arthrop. The differences between the instrumentations their advantages and disadvantages and the basic philosophy of each technique are compared in four crucial operative stages. In total knee replacement the two techniques used for sizing the femur and adjudging the femoral rotation are anterior referencing ar and posterior referencing pr.
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