Prevalence and distribution of hip and knee joint replacements and hip implants in older Americans by the end of life

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 60-66

  Melzer, David ^a,b   Guralnik, Jack M ^a   Brock, Dwight ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disability; Elderly; Hip; Hip implants; Joint replacement; Knee; Mobility

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; ELDERLY CARE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAIT DISORDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT MOBILITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038316534     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03324481     Document Type: Article

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