The effects of total knee arthroplasty on physical functioning in the older population

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 3166-3171

  George, Linda K ^a   Ruiz Jr , David ^a   Sloan, Frank A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY EFFECT; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 54949111290     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.23888     Document Type: Article

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