Knee arthroplasty: disabilities in comparison to the general population and to hip arthroplasty using a French national longitudinal survey.

Knee arthroplasty: disabilities in comparison to the general population and to hip arthroplasty using a French national longitudinal survey.

BACKGROUND: Knee arthroplasty is increasing exponentially due to the aging of the population and to the broadening of indications. We aimed to compare physical disability and its evolution over two years in people with knee arthroplasty to that in the general population. A secondary objective was to...

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Main Authors: Agnes Dechartres, Isabelle Boutron, Remy Nizard, Serge Poiraudeau, Carine Roy, Gabriel Baron, Philippe Ravaud, Jean-François Ravaud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2432021?pdf=render

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