Bilateral simultaneous hip and knee replacement: an epidemiological nationwide study from 2001 to 2016.

Umile Giuseppe LongoRocco PapaliaAlessandro MazzolaStefano CampiSergio De SalvatoreVincenzo CandelaAndrea VaianoIlaria PiergentiliVincenzo Denaro

Published in: BMC surgery (2024)

The burden of hip and knee osteoarthrosis as a leading cause of bilateral joint replacement is significant in Italy. The national registers' longitudinal analysis may provide data for establishing international guidelines regarding the appropriate indications for one stage bilateral simultaneous hip or knee replacement versus two stage.

Keyphrases

case report
total knee arthroplasty
quality improvement
electronic health record
knee osteoarthritis
big data
machine learning
risk factors