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The effects of advanced age on primary total knee arthroplasty: a meta-analysis and systematic review

BACKGROUND: Total knee arthroplasty is an effective treatment when nonsurgical treatments fail, but it is associated with risk of complications which may be increased in advanced age. The purpose of this study was to quantify age-related differences in perioperative morbidity and mortality after tot...

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Autores principales: Kuperman, Ethan F., Schweizer, Marin, Joy, Parijat, Gu, Xiaomei, Fang, Michele M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4750247/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26864215
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-016-0215-4