Doctors have been selecting younger and healthier patients for the bilateral procedure because there are more risks with having a total knee replacement in both legs then in one leg. Now a new study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery has revealed that although patients are younger and healthier than those undergoing only one-sided surgery, they are becoming sicker and some complication rates have risen. "Although we are selecting younger ...Sunday, 30 September 2012
More Risks in Bilateral Total Knee Replacement
Doctors have been selecting younger and healthier patients for the bilateral procedure because there are more risks with having a total knee replacement in both legs then in one leg. Now a new study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery has revealed that although patients are younger and healthier than those undergoing only one-sided surgery, they are becoming sicker and some complication rates have risen. "Although we are selecting younger ...
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