Differences in time to return to work among patients undergoing simultaneous versus staged bilateral total knee arthroplasty.

Cynthia A KahlenbergEthan C KrellThomas P SculcoJeffrey N KatzJoseph T NguyenMark P FiggiePeter K Sculco

Published in: The bone & joint journal (2021)

Employed patients undergoing simultaneous bilateral TKA missed a mean of 17 fewer days of work as a result of their surgical treatment and rehabilitation compared with those undergoing staged bilateral TKA. This information may be useful to surgeons counselling employed patients with bilateral OA of the knee who are considering surgical treatment. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2021;103-B(6 Supple A):108-112.

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