TY - JOUR
T1 - Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in the Geriatric Population
AU - St. Clair, Selvon F.
AU - Higuera, Carlos
AU - Krebs, Viktor
AU - Tadross, Nabil A.
AU - Dumpe, Jerrod
AU - Barsoum, Wael K.
PY - 2006/8
Y1 - 2006/8
N2 - OA 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 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 show excellent outcomes in patients exposed to joint arthroplasty.
AB - OA 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 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 show excellent outcomes in patients exposed to joint arthroplasty.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/33745879757
U2 - 10.1016/j.cger.2006.04.004
DO - 10.1016/j.cger.2006.04.004
M3 - Review article
C2 - 16860243
AN - SCOPUS:33745879757
SN - 0749-0690
VL - 22
SP - 515
EP - 533
JO - Clinics in Geriatric Medicine
JF - Clinics in Geriatric Medicine
IS - 3
ER -