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Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research: July 2001 - Volume 388 - Issue - p 7-9
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Overview: Long-Term Followup: Predicting the Success of a Total Knee Arthroplasty
Meding, John B. MD; Keating, E. Michael MDKnee
As the number of total knee arthroplasties performed each year in the United States continues to increase, knowledge of long-term prosthetic performance and implant durability is paramount. A selection of the best total knee replacement system for a given patient should be based on long-term followup studies reviewing, among other parameters, survivorship and complications. The importance of such long-term data should not be underestimated.
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