The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 26, Issue 2 , Pages 268-273, February 2011

Femoral Anterior Tangent Line of the Osteoarthritic Knee for Determining Rotational Alignment of the Femoral Component in Total Knee Arthroplasty

  • Hiroki Watanabe, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama City, Toyama, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Hiroki Watanabe, MD, PhD, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toyama, 2630, Sugitani, Toyama City, Toyama, 930-0194, Japan.
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  • Ryuichi Gejo, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama City, Toyama, Japan
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  • Yoshikazu Matsuda, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shonan Kamakura Joint Reconstruction Center, Kamakura City, Kanagawa, Japan
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  • Ichiro Tatsumi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shonan Kamakura Joint Reconstruction Center, Kamakura City, Kanagawa, Japan
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  • Kazuo Hirakawa, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shonan Kamakura Joint Reconstruction Center, Kamakura City, Kanagawa, Japan
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  • Tomoatsu Kimura, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama City, Toyama, Japan

Received 29 April 2009; accepted 9 December 2009. published online 22 February 2010.

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 All authors declare that they have not received from any organization any personal or financial benefit that could influence to the work published in this article.

PII: S0883-5403(09)00580-4

doi:10.1016/j.arth.2009.12.011

The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 26, Issue 2 , Pages 268-273, February 2011

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