Preoperative characteristics of working-age patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty.

Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) is performed more in working-age (<65 years) patients. Until now, research in this patient population has been conducted mainly among retired (≥65 years) patients. Aim of this study was therefore to describe demographic, physical, psychological and social characteris...

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Main Authors: Tjerk H Hylkema, Martin Stevens, Jan Van Beveren, Paul C Rijk, Hans Peter van Jonbergen, Reinoud W Brouwer, Sjoerd K Bulstra, Sandra Brouwer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5571908?pdf=render