Cost, safety, and rehabilitation of same-stage, bilateral total knee replacements compared to two-stage total knee replacements

Cost, safety, and rehabilitation of same-stage, bilateral total knee replacements compared to two-stage total knee replacements

Abstract Background Many patients experience bilateral knee osteoarthritis and require bilateral total knee replacement (TKR). Same-stage, bilateral TKR is proposed to be a cost-effective and safe solution compared to two-stage, but conflicting results in the literature are reported. We aim to compa...

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Main Authors: Raymond C. W. Wan, Jason C. H. Fan, Yuk-Wah Hung, Ka-Bon Kwok, Carmen K. M. Lo, Kwong-Yin Chung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:Knee Surgery & Related Research
Subjects:
Knee osteoarthritis
Total knee replacement
Safety
Cost
Rehabilitation outcome
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43019-021-00098-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s43019-021-00098-z

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