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Orthop Clin North Am
; 43(5): e1-7, 2012 Nov.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23102415
RESUMO
Socioeconomic factors may play a role in the development of arthrofibrosis following total knee arthroplasty. Using manipulation following total knee arthroplasty as a surrogate for stiffness, this multicenter case-control study found that African American and young patients (<45 years of age) had twice the odds for manipulation compared with Caucasian and older-age patients.