Long-term results of Geomedic total knee replacement
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Long-term results of Geomedic total knee replacement.
Seventy-one Geomedic total knee replacements were reviewed retrospectively at a maximum of eight and a half years. The prosthesis was found to be successful in its primary aim of relieving pain. However, there was an overall failure rate of 18.3%. Analysis of the results by an actuarial method allowed comparison with other prostheses. The factors involved in failure are discussed.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume
سال: 1985
ISSN: 0301-620X,2044-5377
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.67b4.4030848