Rates of Revision Knee Replacement in Ontario, Canada*
- 1 June 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
- Vol. 81 (6) , 773-82
- https://doi.org/10.2106/00004623-199906000-00004
Abstract
BackgroundThe present study was designed to measure the longevity of knee replacements and to assess the determinants of revision knee replacements in order to enhance the potential for informed decision-making.MethodsData on all hospitalizations for knee replacement that occurred in OntarioKeywords
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