Meta-Review of the Quantity and Quality of Evidence for Knee Arthroplasty Devices.

Some cardiovascular devices are licensed based on limited evidence, potentially exposing patients to devices that are not safe or effective. Research is needed to ascertain if the same is true of other types of medical devices. Knee arthroplasty is a widely-used surgical procedure yet implant failur...

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Main Authors: Anna R Gagliardi, Ariel Ducey, Pascale Lehoux, Sue Ross, Patricia Trbovich, Anthony Easty, Chaim Bell, Julie Takata, Christof Pabinger, David R Urbach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5047591?pdf=render