The incidence of knee arthroplasty for primary osteoarthritis grows rapidly among baby boomers: A population-based study in Finland

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 423-428

  Leskinen, Jarkko ^a,e   Eskelinen, Antti ^b   Huhtala, Heini ^c   Paavolainen, Pekka ^d   Remes, Ville ^a  

^a PEIJAS HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b COXA Hospital for Joint Replacement ^*  (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^d ORTON ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ADULT; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KNEE JOINT; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84856386223     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.33367     Document Type: Article

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