Total knee arthroplasty in carefully selected patients aged 80 years or older

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Kuo, Feng Chih ^a   Hsu, Chi Hsiang ^a   Chen, Wun Schen ^a   Wang, Jun Wen ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Mortality; Octogenarian; Postoperative complications; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84905817639     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1749799X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13018-014-0061-z     Document Type: Article

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