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Age Is Not a Contraindication for Cartilage Surgery: A Critical Analysis of Standardized Outcomes at...

Age Is Not a Contraindication for Cartilage Surgery: A Critical Analysis of Standardized Outcomes at...

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Age Is Not a Contraindication for Cartilage Surgery: A Critical Analysis of Standardized Outcomes at Long-term Follow-up

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Full title

Age Is Not a Contraindication for Cartilage Surgery: A Critical Analysis of Standardized Outcomes at Long-term Follow-up

Publisher

Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications

Journal title

The American journal of sports medicine, 2017-07, Vol.45 (8), p.1822-1828

Language

English

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Publication information

Publisher

Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications

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Contents

Background:
Age is commonly accepted as a negative prognostic factor in cartilage surgery, and cutoff values of 30 to 40 years have been previously suggested as treatment indication. However, the lower outcome scores documented in older patients do not take in consideration the decreasing requirements of an aging joint.
Purpose:
To analyze...

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Full title

Age Is Not a Contraindication for Cartilage Surgery: A Critical Analysis of Standardized Outcomes at Long-term Follow-up

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1881263511

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1881263511

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ISSN

0363-5465

E-ISSN

1552-3365

DOI

10.1177/0363546517695088

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