Bilateral vs Unilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Patient-Based Comparison of Pain Levels and Recovery of Ambulatory Skills

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 642-649

  Powell, Robert S ^a   Pulido, Pamela ^a   Tuason, Mary S ^a   Colwell Jr , Clifford W ^a   Ezzet, Kace A ^a  

^a SCRIPPS CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

ambulation; bilateral total knee arthroplasty; narcotic use; pain

Indexed keywords

ENOXAPARIN; MORPHINE; MORPHINE SULFATE; NARCOTIC AGENT; WARFARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BILATERAL TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; REHABILITATION CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGEON; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; UNILATERAL TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746303030     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2005.08.009     Document Type: Article

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