Patient Selection for Bilateral Total Knee Replacement Needs Improvement

Monday, October 1, 2012 - 10:02 in Health & Medicine

Because there are more risks with having a total knee replacement in both legs at the same time than having a knee replacement in one leg, doctors in recent years have been selecting younger and healthier patients for the bilateral procedure. But some complication rates have risen.

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