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Pes anserinus transfer according to Slocum: new biomechanical concepts and indications for surgery

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Surgery and Arthroscopy of the Knee

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The purposes of this study are to investigate the effect of Slocum’s operation on the mechanics of the knee joint in its globality, using a mathematical model, and obtain useful information for the surgeon.

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  1. Department of Mechanics, Politecnico, Milano, Italy

    A. Vallatta & F. Casolo

  2. Institute of Clinical Orthopaedics, University, Milano, Italy

    V. Pietrogrande & F. Motta

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  1. Institute of Orthopaedics, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Brockley Hill, Stanmore, Middlesex, HA7 4LP, UK

    E. L. Trickey FRCS

  2. Rudolph-Virchow-Krankenhaus, Augustenburger Platz 1, 1000, Berlin, Germany

    Peter Hertel

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Vallatta, A., Casolo, F., Pietrogrande, V., Motta, F. (1986). Pes anserinus transfer according to Slocum: new biomechanical concepts and indications for surgery. In: Trickey, E.L., Hertel, P. (eds) Surgery and Arthroscopy of the Knee. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71022-3_8

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