Journal article
Simultaneous versus Staged Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty
Abstract
BACKGROUND: An important source of debate in many orthopaedic practices is the choice of performing simultaneous or staged bilateral total knee arthroplasty.
QUESTIONS/PURPOSE: The objective of this meta-analysis is to compare simultaneous bilateral with staged bilateral total knee arthroplasty for peri-operative complication rates, infection rates and mortality outcomes.
Authors
Hussain N; Chien T; Hussain F; Bookwala A; Simunovic N; Shetty V; Bhandari M
Journal
HSS Journal ®, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 50–59
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
February 2013
DOI
10.1007/s11420-012-9315-7
ISSN
1556-3316