History of previous surgery is associated with higher risk of revision after primary total knee arthroplasty: a cohort study from the Geneva Arthroplasty Registry

Background and purpose — Prior to primary total knee arthroplasty (pTKA), 6–34% of patients have undergone surgical procedure(s) of their knee. We investigated whether history of previous surgeries influences the risk of revision of pTKA, the risk according to the type of previous surgery, and how p...

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Main Authors: Hermes H Miozzari, Christophe Barea, Didier Hannouche, Anne Lübbeke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-08-01
Series:Acta Orthopaedica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17453674.2021.1970322