title: Total knee arthroplasty at a Veterans Administration Medical Center.
abstract: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) was evaluated in 256 consecutive knees in a Veterans Administration hospital. Patient satisfaction and the effect of intercurrent illness were studied in addition to standard clinical and roentgenographic parameters. Evaluation of results show the superiority of condylar knee designs. In general, TKA was successful with a high degree of patient satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopedics, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Portland, Oregon 97201.
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Bowman
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Guyer
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Bos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006787:Hospitals, Veterans; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007720:Knee Prosthesis / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009922:Oregon; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation; D016019:Survival Analysis