Total knee arthroplasty on the rise in younger patients: Are we sure that past performance will guarantee future success?

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 339-341

  Losina, Elena ^a   Katz, Jeffrey N ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; IMPLANT; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LIFESTYLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE;

EID: 84856383828     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.33371     Document Type: Review

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