MANAGEMENT OF KNEE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS WITH TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has different features from those seen in patients with osteoarthritis. In 1970 85% of the patients undergoing TKA had rheumatoid arthritis. Nowadays less than 5% of the patients undergoing TKA have rheumatoid disease. An impor...

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Main Authors: Calin Dragosloveanu, Serban Dragosloveanu, Bogdan Cretu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Amaltea Medical Publishing House 2017-12-01
Series:Romanian Journal of Rheumatology
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Online Access:https://rjr.com.ro/articles/2017.4/RJR_2017_4_Art-02.pdf