MORTALITY FOLLOWING PRIMARY TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY
- 1 March 2003
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
- Vol. 85 (3) , 432-435
- https://doi.org/10.2106/00004623-200303000-00005
Abstract
Background:Total joint arthroplasty is one of the most successful orthopaedic surgical procedures. However, it carries a risk of perioperative mortality. The purpose of this study was to determine the mortality rate for patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty in a private-practice settinKeywords
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