Open AccessWhat is the Likelihood of Subsequent Arthroplasties after Primary TKA or THA? Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative
Author(s) -
Daniel Santana,
Hiba K. Anis,
Michael A. Mont,
Carlos A. Higuera,
Nicolás S. Piuzzi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1097/corr.0000000000000925
Subject(s) - medicine , osteoarthritis , cumulative incidence , arthroplasty , proportional hazards model , orthopedic surgery , sports medicine , retrospective cohort study , incidence (geometry) , cohort study , cohort , physical therapy , surgery , physics , alternative medicine , pathology , optics
Osteoarthritis is common and debilitating, in part because it often affects more than one large weightbearing joint. The likelihood of undergoing more than one total joint arthroplasty has not been studied in a heterogeneous, multicenter population in the United States.