Five-Year Survival of 20,946 Unicondylar Knee Replacements and Patient Risk Factors for Failure: An Analysis of German Insurance Data

Conclusions: Apart from known risk factors, this study showed a significant negative influence of obesity, depression, and complicated diabetes on the 5-year unicondylar knee replacement survival rate. Surgical indications and preoperative patient counseling should consider these findings. Level of Evidence: Prognostic Level III. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

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Source: JBJS - October 18, 2016 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Jeschke, E., Gehrke, T., Günster, C., Hassenpflug, J., Malzahn, J., Niethard, F. U., Schräder, P., Zacher, J., Halder, A. Tags: Knee Scientific Articles Source Type: research

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