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Is decreasing mortality in total hip and knee arthroplasty patients dependent on patients’ comorbidity?: A Danish nationwide, population-based cohort study (1996–2013)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Mortality after primary total hip and knee arthroplasty (THA and TKA) has declined, and the proportion of THA and TKA patients with comorbid conditions has increased. We therefore wanted to examine changes in comorbidity burden over time and the impact of comorbid on mortalit...

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Autores principales: Glassou, Eva N, Pedersen, Alma B, Hansen, Torben B
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5434597/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28077008
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17453674.2017.1279496