Rural-urban differences in characteristics, postoperative outcomes, and costs for patients undergoing knee arthroplasty: a national retrospective propensity score matched cohort study.
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DOI: 10.1097/js9.0000000000000494
Abstract: BACKGROUND The rural-urban disparities in postoperative complications and costs among patients undergoing knee arthroplasty (KA) have not been thoroughly explored. This study aimed to determine whether such differences exist in this patient population. MATERIAL AND… read more here.
Keywords: urban patients; rural urban; rural patients; undergoing knee ... See more keywords
Obesity is associated with an increased risk of undergoing knee replacement in Australia
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DOI: 10.1111/ans.17689
Abstract: Obesity is associated with the development of knee osteoarthritis (OA). The aim of this study was to examine the incidence of obesity in patients undergoing knee replacement (KR) for OA in Australia compared to the… read more here.
Keywords: replacement australia; knee replacement; undergoing knee; obesity ... See more keywords