Epidemiology of total hip and knee replacement: a cross-sectional study

OBJECTIVE: To describe the epidemiologic characteristics and adverse events of patients submitted to total hip and total knee replacement. METHODS: A cross-sectional study retrospectively assessing medical chart data of all total hip and total knee replacements performed at a private hospital, betwe...

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Main Authors: Mario Lenza, Silvia de Barros Ferraz, Dan Carai Maia Viola, Reynaldo Jesus Garcia Filho, Miguel Cendoroglo Neto, Mario Ferretti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082013000200011&lng=en&tlng=en