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Total knee arthroplasty reduces the risk of mortality in osteoarthritis patients up to 12 years: A Korean national cohort longitudinal follow-up study.

Hyo Geun ChoiBong Cheol KwonJoong Il KimJoon Kyu Lee
Published in: Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong) (2020)
The mortality rate in the TKA group was significantly lower than in the control group up to 12 years after the surgery in Korea. Among the major causes of death, circulatory disease and neoplasm showed a significant reduction in the mortality rate of the TKA group compared with the control group.
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