Total knee arthroplasty on the rise in younger patients: are we sure that past performance will guarantee future success?

Editorial

Elena Losina et al. Arthritis Rheum. 2012 Feb.

. 2012 Feb;64(2):339-41.

doi: 10.1002/art.33371.

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The incidence of knee arthroplasty for primary osteoarthritis grows rapidly among baby boomers: a population-based study in Finland.
Leskinen J, Eskelinen A, Huhtala H, Paavolainen P, Remes V. Leskinen J, et al. Arthritis Rheum. 2012 Feb;64(2):423-8. doi: 10.1002/art.33367. Arthritis Rheum. 2012. PMID: 22252250

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