Comparing contemporary revision burden among hip and knee joint replacement registries

Background: Hip and knee arthroplasties are common and successful procedures, however, success and durability are not guaranteed. The revision burden, defined as the ratio of implant revisions to the total number of arthroplasties in a specific period, is a measure of the steady state of arthroplast...

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Main Authors: Brian J. McGrory, MD, MS, Caryn D. Etkin, PhD, MPH, David G. Lewallen, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-06-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344116300085