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Perioperative management of elderly patients with osteoarthritis requiring total knee arthroplasty
Knee osteoarthritis is a common arthritic disease which mainly affects the elderly (≥65 years old) population. As a result of the cartilage degeneration, it can cause a significant amount of pain and functional limitation. In patients who are refractory to conservative management, total knee arthrop...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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SAGE Publications
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8167922/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33745384 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1750458920936940 |
| Sumario: | Knee osteoarthritis is a common arthritic disease which mainly affects the elderly (≥65 years old) population. As a result of the cartilage degeneration, it can cause a significant amount of pain and functional limitation. In patients who are refractory to conservative management, total knee arthroplasty is being utilised as the last resort in management. In this review, we discuss the perioperative management of elderly patients with osteoarthritis requiring total knee arthroplasty. |
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