Sequence of 305,996 total hip and knee arthroplasties in patients undergoing operations on more than 1 joint

Background and purpose — Patient-specific data on multiple total arthroplasties (TA) of the lower limbs due to osteoarthritis (OA) are limited. We investigated the sequence of surgical procedures and risk factors for additional surgery in such patients. Patients and methods — 305,996 patients operat...

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Main Authors: Peter Espinosa, Rüdiger J Weiss, Otto Robertsson, Johan Kärrholm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-09-01
Series:Acta Orthopaedica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17453674.2019.1638177