Outcome of total hip arthroplasty, but not of total knee arthroplasty, is related to the preoperative radiographic severity of osteoarthritis: A prospective cohort study of 573 patients

Outcome of total hip arthroplasty, but not of total knee arthroplasty, is related to the preoperative radiographic severity of osteoarthritis: A prospective cohort study of 573 patients

Background and purpose — There is no consensus on the impact of radiographic severity of hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) on the clinical outcome of total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA). We assessed whether preoperative radiographic severity of OA is related to improvements...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Claire Tilbury, Maarten J Holtslag, Rutger L Tordoir, Claudia S Leichtenberg, Suzan H M Verdegaal, Herman M Kroon, Marta Fiocco, Rob G H H Nelissen, Thea P M Vliet Vlieland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-01-01
Series:Acta Orthopaedica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17453674.2015.1092369

Internet

http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17453674.2015.1092369

Similar Items