Total knee replacement: pursuit of the paramount result
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Total knee replacement: pursuit of the paramount result.
What is the measure of its success? Total knee replacements (TKRs) are increasing throughout the developed world. More than 600 000 primary TKRs were performed in the USA in 2009, with >95% of these done on people with advanced knee OA [1]. The use of TKRs is increasing especially in individuals <65 years of age [1], who have less functional impairment than their older counterparts [2]. Althoug...
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عنوان ژورنال: Rheumatology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1462-0324,1462-0332
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kes199