Osteoarthritis and cartilage
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Osteoarthr. Cartil. · Jun 2006
Usefulness of a national hospital database to evaluate the burden of primary joint replacement for coxarthrosis and gonarthrosis in patients aged over 40 years.
To evaluate the 2001 French burden of hospital primary joint replacement (PJR) for coxarthrosis and gonarthrosis. ⋯ The French National Hospital Database is a useful tool for assessing the burden of primary PJR for coxarthrosis and gonarthrosis. It might be used for international comparisons.