Comment on article by Palazzuolo et al.: Total knee arthroplasty improves the quality-adjusted life years in patients who exceeded their estimated life expectancy

Int Orthop. 2021 May;45(5):1369-1370. doi: 10.1007/s00264-021-05016-2. Epub 2021 Apr 1.

Authors

Hui-Hui Sun¹, Wang-Xin Liu¹, Zhi-Cheng Pan¹, Wei-Feng Ji²

Affiliations

¹ The First Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310006, China.
² Department of Orthopaedics, Hangzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China. jiweifeng1230@163.com.

PMID: 33791830
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-021-05016-2

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip*
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee* / adverse effects
Humans
Life Expectancy
Osteoarthritis, Knee* / surgery
Quality-Adjusted Life Years