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The Epidemiology of Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty in the United States

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research · 2009 · Vol. 468(1) · pp. 45–51

Kevin J. Bozic✉(Lee University)Steven M. Kurtz(Exponent (United States))Edmund Lau(Menlo School)Kevin Ong(Exponent (United States))Vanessa Chiu(University of California, San Francisco)Thomas P. Vail(University of California, San Francisco)Harry E. Rubash(Massachusetts General Hospital)Daniel J. Berry(Mayo Clinic in Arizona)

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Abstract

Level II, economic and decision analysis. See Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Orthopedic Infections and TreatmentsMedicineTotal knee arthroplastyArthroplastyImplantSports medicineEpidemiologyOrthopedic surgerySurgeryPhysical therapyInternal medicine

MeSH terms

AgedFemaleMedicareHospitals, UrbanHumansLength of StayMalePostoperative ComplicationsProsthesis FailureReoperationSurgical Wound InfectionUnited StatesHealth Care CostsArthroplasty, Replacement, Knee

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1,227

FWCI

26.51

field-weighted impact

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100%

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