Journal article
Progressing Toward, and Recovering From, Knee Replacement Surgery: A Five‐Year Cohort Study
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine the trajectories of preoperative worsening and postoperative recovery for both the index knee and the contralateral knee of patients undergoing knee replacement surgery.
METHODS: Of the 4,796 subjects in the Osteoarthritis Initiative cohort study database, we examined 5-year data from 177 patients who underwent isolated unilateral knee replacement surgery and no other joint replacement surgery. Patient-reported outcomes …
Authors
Riddle DL; Perera RA; Stratford PW; Jiranek WA; Dumenci L
Journal
Arthritis & Rheumatism, Vol. 65, No. 12, pp. 3304–3313
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
12 2013
DOI
10.1002/art.38139
ISSN
0004-3591