Patients with severe radiographic osteoarthritis have a better prognosis in physical functioning after hip and knee replacement: a cohort-study.

Patients with severe radiographic osteoarthritis have a better prognosis in physical functioning after hip and knee replacement: a cohort-study.

INTRODUCTION: Although Total Hip and Knee Replacements (THR/TKR) improve Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) at the group level, up to 30% of patients are dissatisfied after surgery due to unfulfilled expectations. We aimed to assess whether the pre-operative radiographic severity of osteoarthrit...

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Main Authors: J Christiaan Keurentjes, Marta Fiocco, Cynthia So-Osman, Ron Onstenk, Ankie W M M Koopman-Van Gemert, Ruud G Pöll, Herman M Kroon, Thea P M Vliet Vlieland, Rob G Nelissen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3616074?pdf=render

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