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Knee-replacement surgery is frequently done and highly successful. It relieves pain and improves knee function in people with advanced arthritis of the joint. The most common indication for the procedure is osteoarthritis. We review the epidemiology of and risk factors for knee replacement.
Andrew J Carr +2 more
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Knee replacement surgery is one of the most commonly done and cost-effective musculoskeletal surgical procedures. The numbers of cases done continue to grow worldwide, with substantial variation in utilisation rates across regions and countries. The main indication for surgery remains painful knee osteoarthritis with reduced function and quality of ...
Andrew J Carr, Abtin Alvand, David Beard
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Computer assisted knee replacement surgery : is the movement mainstream? [PDF]
The first computer-assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) was performed in 1997. The FDA approved computer assisted knee arthroplasty systems used in the early 2000s.
Deep, Kamal +3 more
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Secondary resurfacing of the patella in total knee arthroplasty [PDF]
Anterior knee pain following primary total knee arthroplasty is common and can be difficult to treat satisfactorily. We reviewed 28 consecutive patients (29 knees) who underwent secondary resurfacing of the patella for persistent anterior knee pain and ...
Spencer, S.J. +8 more
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Background and purpose: Limited data exists on the implementation process and safety of discharge on the day of surgery after primary hip and knee arthroplasty in a multicenter setting.
Martin Lindberg-Larsen +9 more
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Management of failed UKA to TKA: conventional versus robotic-assisted conversion technique
Background Failure of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) is a distressing and technically challenging complication. Conventional conversion techniques (CCT) with rods and jigs have produced varying results.
Andrew G. Yun +3 more
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Background Optical array placement for robotic-assisted knee replacement introduces the rare, but real risk of periprosthetic fracture. The purpose of this retrospective study was to review the incidence of fracture with the conventional technique of ...
Andrew G. Yun +2 more
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Knee replacement for osteoarthritis [PDF]
Knee replacement is one of the commonest surgical procedures performed in older adults, and its incidence is increasing rapidly. It is the only curative procedure for knee osteoarthritis, and it has excellent outcomes overall in terms of reoperation, functional outcomes and cost-effectiveness.
Liddle, Alexander D +2 more
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MOBILE and the provision of total joint replacement [PDF]
Modern joint replacements have been available for 45 years, but we still do not have clear indications for these interventions, and we do not know how to optimize the outcome for patients who agree to have them done.
Jeremy Horwood +13 more
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Background: New dressings purport to reduce surgical wound complications after total hip arthroplasty (THA). This study compared delayed wound healing rates and reoperations between 2 increasingly popular dressings: a silver-impregnated occlusive ...
Carl L. Herndon, MD +5 more
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