Predicting clinical outcomes after total knee arthroplasty from preoperative radiographic factors of the knee osteoarthritis

Abstract Background Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is the major surgical treatment for end-stage osteoarthritis (OA). Despite its effectiveness, there are about 20% of patients who are dissatisfied with the outcome. Predicting the surgical outcome preoperatively could be beneficial in order to guide...

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Main Authors: Kaoru Toguchi, Arata Nakajima, Yorikazu Akatsu, Masato Sonobe, Manabu Yamada, Hiroshi Takahashi, Junya Saito, Yasuchika Aoki, Toru Suguro, Koichi Nakagawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-019-3029-7