Does pre-existing morbidity influences risks and benefits of total hip replacement for osteoarthritis: a prospective study of 6682 patients from linked national datasets in England.
<p>Total hip arthroplasty (THA) surgery for elderly people with multimorbidity increases the risk of serious health hazards including mortality. Whether such background morbidity reduces the clinical benefit is less clear.</p> <p><strong>Objective</strong> To evaluate...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2021
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