Open AccessBilateral Simultaneous Total Knee Arthroplasty in Elderly Patients with Severe Osteoarthritis of Knee Joint in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
Author(s) -
Kapil Mani Kc,
Dirgha Raj Rc,
Suman Babu Marahatta,
Ankit Niroula
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of nepal medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1815-672X
pISSN - 0028-2715
DOI - 10.31729/jnma.5742
Subject(s) - medicine , osteoarthritis , confidence interval , arthroplasty , cross sectional study , orthopedic surgery , knee joint , total knee arthroplasty , knee replacement , physical therapy , surgery , alternative medicine , pathology
Total knee arthroplasty is one of the most successful orthopedic surgeries performed in recent decades. However, there are controversies regarding the simultaneous or staged bilateral total knee arthroplasty. The aim of this study is to find the prevalence of bilateral total knee arthroplasty in elderly patients among severe osteoarthritis of knee joints in a tertiary care hospital.