A comparison of registration errors with imageless computer navigation during MIS total knee arthroplasty versus standard incision total knee arthroplasty: a cadaveric studyFootnote

*The research took place at St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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