Increased long-term mortality in patient less than 55 years old who have undergone knee replacement for osteoarthritis. Results from the Swedish knee arthroplasty register

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 599-603

  Robertson, Otto ^a   Stefansdottir A ^a   Lidgren, L ^a   Ranstam, J ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LONGEVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SWEDEN; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FEMALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; REGISTRIES; SWEDEN;

EID: 34250740003     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.89B5.18355     Document Type: Article

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