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Total knee arthroplasty on the rise in younger patients: Are we sure that past performance will guarantee future success?

Year: 2012

Type: editorial

Abstract: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a highly prevalent and disabling problem affecting nearly 10 million adults in the United States.(1)As currently available therapies do not reverse cartilage loss and other structural abnormalities associated with OA, the disease process may progress insidiously.Many patients with advanced OA become candidates for total knee arthroplasty (TKA).TKA is remarkably effective, with perioperative mortality less than 1%, annual rates of failure leading to revision of less than 1%, and rates of symptom relief exceeding 85%.(2, 3) Over 600,000 TKAs were performed in the US in 2009, with inpatient costs exceeding $9 billion.(4)Utilization of TKA is likely to increase further.

Source: Arthritis & Rheumatism

DOI: 10.1002/art.33371

Authors: Elena Losina, Jeffrey N. Katz

Institutions: Boston University, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard University

Language: English

Topic: Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases