Bilateral Endoprosthetic Total Hip or Knee Arthroplasty
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Bilateral endoprosthetic total hip or knee arthroplasty.
BACKGROUND More than 300 000 joint replacement operations are performed in Germany every year, and the number is rising. In this article, we consider the question of simultaneous bilateral joint replacement at the hips or knees. Such procedures are indicated in patients suffering from bilateral, symptomatic arthrosis. METHODS The article is based on a selective review of the relevant literatu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Deutsches Aerzteblatt Online
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1866-0452
DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.2011.0463