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From the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Minimally Invasive Total Knee Replacement

Cemented and Cementless Knee Replacement

Reemplazo total de la rodilla

Save Your Knees!

Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: Surgical Techniques and Principles

by Edward J . McPherson, MD; Craig Silverton, DO; James B. Benjamin, MD

This slide lecture comprises presentations from a course from the AAOS 2006 Annual Meeting in Chicago.

Topics covered include the patellofemoral joint, cemented and cementless fixation, and component alignment.

The lecture is offered both with (Flash format) and without (HTML format) audio.

Keywords: knee joint, patellofemoral joint, surgical techniques, primary total knee arthroplasty, primary total knee replacement, TKA, patellar tracking, Q angle, cementless implants, cemented implants, fixation, surface preparation, cementing techniques, femoral component alignment, tibial component alignment, gap balancing

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