Hip and knee arthroplasty in the geriatric population

被引：27

作者：

St. Clair, Selvon F.

Higuera, Carlos

Krebs, Viktor

Tadross, Nabil A.

Dumpe, Jerrod

Barsoum, Wael K.

机构：

[1] Cleveland Clin Fdn, Dept Orthopaed Surg, Cleveland, OH 44195 USA

[2] Cleveland Clin Fdn, Dept Internal Med, Cleveland, OH 44195 USA

[3] Med Coll Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912 USA

来源：

CLINICS IN GERIATRIC MEDICINE | 2006年 / 22卷 / 03期

关键词：

D O I：

10.1016/j.cger.2006.04.004

中图分类号：

R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

03 [法学]; 0303 [社会学]; 100203 [老年医学];

摘要：

Osteoarthritis is the leading cause of hip and knee pathology in the geriatric population. Hip and knee arthroplasty are the definitive interventions to alleviate pain and restore physical functioning. Complications related to these procedures do occur: the most common of these are infection, thromboembolism, dislocations, and periprosthetic fractures. New improvements related to minimally invasive and computer-assisted navigation surgery techniques are promising and already have shown excellent outcomes in patients exposed to joint arthroplasty.

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页数：20

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