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Knee osteoarthritis is a common arthritic disease which mainly affects the elderly (≥65 years old) population. As a result of the cartilage degeneration, it can cause a significant amount of… Click to show full abstract
Knee osteoarthritis is a common arthritic disease which mainly affects the elderly (≥65 years old) population. As a result of the cartilage degeneration, it can cause a significant amount of pain and functional limitation. In patients who are refractory to conservative management, total knee arthroplasty is being utilised as the last resort in management. In this review, we discuss the perioperative management of elderly patients with osteoarthritis requiring total knee arthroplasty.
Keywords:
management elderly;
management;
total knee;
perioperative management;
knee arthroplasty;
knee
Journal Title: Journal of Perioperative Practice
Year Published: 2021
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Journal Title: Journal of Perioperative Practice
Year Published: 2021
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