Sex does not clinically influence the functional outcome of total knee arthroplasty but females have a lower rate of satisfaction with pain relief
Abstract Background The aims were to assess whether sex had a clinically significant independent influence on the outcome of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) according to the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) score, Short Form (SF-) 12 scores and patient satisfactio...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-06-01
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Series: | Knee Surgery & Related Research |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s43019-020-00048-1 |