Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 190-195 , July 2008

Intraoperative Measurement of Pivot Shift by Electromagnetic Sensors

  • Ryosuke Kuroda, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kobe University, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Ryosuke Kuroda, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho, Chuou-ku, Kobe 650-0017, Japan
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  • Yuichi Hoshino, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kobe University, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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  • Kouki Nagamune, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human and AI Systems, Fukui University, Faculty of Engineering, Fukui, Japan
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  • Seiji Kubo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kobe University, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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  • Koji Nishimoto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kobe University, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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  • Daisuke Araki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kobe University, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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  • Motoi Yamaguchi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Meiwa Hospital, Nishinomiya, Japan
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  • Shinichi Yoshiya, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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  • Masahiro Kurosaka, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kobe University, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

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doi: 10.1053/j.oto.2008.12.011

Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 190-195 , July 2008

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