Survivorship analysis and confidence intervals. An assessment with reference to the Stanmore total knee replacement.
Survivorship analysis is a useful way of expressing the long-term results of joint replacement: it provides a means of comparing the life span of one type of prosthesis with another. However, such studies should include a full life-table and the confidence intervals for the survival rates at given times. At least 40 surviving prostheses are required to provide reliable results.
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St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, England.
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Morris
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D016001:Confidence Intervals; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation