The prevalence of osteoarthritis: Higher risk after transfemoral amputation?-A database analysis with 1,569 amputees and matched controls.

<h4>Background</h4>Several studies have shown that patients with a unilateral amputation have an increased risk of developing osteoarthritis (OA) in the knee of their sound leg. OBJECTIVE: The first objective was to investigate whether amputees are more frequently affected by gon-, cox-...

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Main Authors: Bastian Welke, Eike Jakubowitz, Frank Seehaus, Kiriakos Daniilidis, Matthias Timpner, Nils Tremer, Christof Hurschler, Michael Schwarze
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210868