Total joint arthroplasty in the extremely elderly: Hip and knee arthroplasty after entering the 89th year of life

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 817-821

  Berend, Michael E ^b   Thong, Alan E ^b   Faris, Gregory W ^b   Newbern, Gordon ^b   Pierson, Jeffery L ^a   Ritter, Merrill A ^b  

^a St Vincent Center for Joint Replacement   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR HIP AND KNEE SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Elderly; Survival; Total hip arthroplasty; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; JOINT PROSTHESIS; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141958908     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-5403(03)00338-3     Document Type: Article

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