Intramedullary rod insertion places the femoral component more laterally during Oxford medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty

Abstract Background This study aims to assess the influence of intramedullary rods on the implantation positions of femoral components using Microplasty instrumentation in Oxford unicompartmental knee arthroplasty. We hypothesized that femoral components can be laterally implanted incorrectly when u...

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Main Authors: Toshikazu Tanaka, Yoshihito Suda, Tomoyuki Kamenaga, Akira Saito, Takaaki Fujishiro, Koji Okamoto, Takafumi Hiranaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-11-01
Series:Knee Surgery & Related Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43019-022-00171-1