The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 25, Issue 7 , Pages 1096-1098 , October 2010

Low Incidence of Postoperative Complications Due to Pin Placement in Computer-Navigated Total Knee Arthroplasty

  • Richard F. Owens Jr., MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Richard F. Owens, Jr, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 231 Albert Sabin Way, Mail location 212, Cincinnati, OH 45267-2827.
    • ,
  • Michael L. Swank, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cincinnati Orthopaedic Research Institute and University of Cincinnati

Received 10 January 2009 ,Accepted 26 July 2009.

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 Funds in excess of $10 000 were received from DePuy Orthopaedics, Warsaw, Ind, for data collection in support of the DePuy CaptureWare software database.

PII: S0883-5403(09)00356-8

doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2009.07.025

The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 25, Issue 7 , Pages 1096-1098 , October 2010

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