The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 23, Issue 8 , Pages 1204-1211 , December 2008

Is There a Place for Rotating-Hinge Arthroplasty in Knee Revision Surgery for Aseptic Loosening?

  • Nayana Joshi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Knee Unit, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Nayana Joshi, MD, PhD, Vall Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.
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  • Antonio Navarro-Quilis, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Full Professor of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Chief of the Orthopaedic Department, of the Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain

Received 23 February 2006 ,Accepted 14 October 2007.

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 No benefits or funds were received in support of the study.

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doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2007.10.016

The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 23, Issue 8 , Pages 1204-1211 , December 2008