Frailty Questionnaire Is Not a Strong Prognostic Factor for Functional Outcomes in Hip or Knee Arthroplasty Patients

INTRODUCTION: Up to 33% and 25% of patients with end-stage hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) are considered frail by the Groningen Frailty Indicator (GFI). This study aims to assess whether frail patients have lower functional gains after arthroplasty and to assess GFI as a tool to discriminate betwe...

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Autores principales: Meessen, Jennifer M. T. A., Fiocco, Marta, Leichtenberg, Claudia S., Vliet Vlieland, Thea P. M., Slagboom, P. Eline, Nelissen, Rob G. H. H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2019
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6362511/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30775054
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2151459318808164

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6362511/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30775054
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2151459318808164

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