Knee joint distraction in regular care for treatment of knee osteoarthritis: A comparison with clinical trial data.

Knee joint distraction in regular care for treatment of knee osteoarthritis: A comparison with clinical trial data.

OBJECTIVES:Knee joint distraction (KJD) has been evaluated as a joint-preserving treatment to postpone total knee arthroplasty in knee osteoarthritis patients in three clinical trials. Since 2014 the treatment is used in regular care in some hospitals, which might lead to a deviation from the origin...

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Main Authors: Mylène P Jansen, Simon C Mastbergen, Ronald J van Heerwaarden, Sander Spruijt, Michelle D van Empelen, Esmee C Kester, Floris P J G Lafeber, Roel J H Custers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227975

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