Best timing of bilateral knee arthroplasty– an analysis of revision and mortality rates from the German Arthroplasty Registry (EPRD)

Best timing of bilateral knee arthroplasty– an analysis of revision and mortality rates from the German Arthroplasty Registry (EPRD)

Abstract Background The burden of osteoarthritis (OA) in multiple joints is high. For patients with bilateral knee OA there is no clear recommendation when to time the second surgery. The purpose of this study was therefore to compare revision and mortality rate in bilateral unicondylar and bicondyl...

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Main Authors: Anne Elisabeth Postler, Paula Krull, Yinan Wu, Klaus-Peter Günther, Oliver Melsheimer, Arnd Steinbrück, Jörg Lützner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-03-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
Total knee arthroplasty
Unicondylar knee arthroplasty
Bilateral
Same day
Simultaneous
Mortality
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-025-08548-5
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