Journal article
Clinical and Economic Burden of Revision Knee Arthroplasty
Abstract
Surgery is indicated for symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA) when conservative measures are unsuccessful. High tibial osteotomy (HTO), unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA), and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are surgical options intended to relieve knee OA pain and dysfunction. The choice of surgical intervention is dependent on several factors such as disease location, patient age, comorbidities, and activity levels. Regardless of surgical …
Authors
Bhandari M; Smith J; Miller LE; Block JE
Journal
Clinical Medicine Insights Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Disorders, Vol. 5, ,
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
1 2012
DOI
10.4137/cmamd.s10859
ISSN
1179-5441