REVIEW OF TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY AND THE BRAZILIAN UNIFIED HEALTH SYSTEM: A NATIONAL PROBLEM

ABSTRACT Objectives: To analyze, through DATASUS data, the historical trend of revision of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in the period between 2008-2016 and to relate them to demographic, regional and national aspects. Methods: Elaboration of a historical series between the period 2008-2016, using...

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Main Authors: Lucas da Ponte Melo, Guilherme Augusto Losso, Guilherme Henrique Ricardo da Costa, José Ricardo Pécora, Marco Kawamura Demange, Camilo Partezani Helito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2019-10-01
Series:Acta Ortopédica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-78522019000500252&tlng=en