The implications of an aging population and increased obesity for knee arthroplasty rates in Sweden: a register-based study
Background and purpose — Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has increased substantially in Sweden. We quantified the relative risk for TKA in the Swedish population for different BMI categories and age groups to investigate whether the continued increase in TKA is attributable to increased prevalence of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2020-09-01
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| Series: | Acta Orthopaedica |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17453674.2020.1816268 |