Journal article
Staged Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty Does History Dictate the Future?
Abstract
A retrospective cohort study of 668 staged bilateral TKA patients was conducted to determine first-side versus second-side subjective and objective outcomes. Improvement in patient perceived function, measured by one-year Oxford Score (OKS) was defined by a minimal clinically important difference of >5 points in OKS. Results indicate that patients who had a minimal clinically important improvement (MCII) on the first-side have a significantly …
Authors
Qutob M; Winemaker M; Petruccelli D; de Beer J
Journal
The Journal of Arthroplasty, Vol. 28, No. 7, pp. 1148–1151
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
8 2013
DOI
10.1016/j.arth.2013.01.022
ISSN
0883-5403