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Arthroplasty Rates Not Increasing in Young Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A National Database Review, 2005 Versus 2014
- Source :
- Arthroplasty Today, Vol 8, Iss , Pp 118-123 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2021.
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Abstract
- Background: For 20 years, authors have predicted an expansion in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and total hip arthroplasty (THA) utilization. Over this same period, the introduction of biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs has dramatically altered the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with hopes of preventing articular damage and obviating the need for prosthetic replacement. The goal of our investigation was to evaluate TKA and THA utilization in young patients with RA (
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23523441
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 118-123
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Arthroplasty Today
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.0f116d08391d448a95526db4554a3e33
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2021.02.002