Seminars in Arthroplasty
Volume 20, Issue 3 , Pages 190-193 , September 2009

Extensor Mechanism Deficiency in Total Knee Arthroplasty

  • Mitchell Bernstein, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
    • ,
  • Stephane G. Bergeron, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
    • ,
  • John Antoniou, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, SMBD-Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to John Antoniou, MD, PhD, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, McGill University, SMBD-Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Chemin de la Côte Ste-Catherine, Room E-003, Montreal, QC H3T 1E2, Canada

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doi: 10.1053/j.sart.2009.09.001

Seminars in Arthroplasty
Volume 20, Issue 3 , Pages 190-193 , September 2009

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