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Joint distraction using a purpose-built device for knee osteoarthritis: a prospective 2-year follow-up

book_2 Source: RMD Open. 2023;9(2):e003074.
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According to the first large-scale study of its kind, a specially developed external fixator for knee distraction could help delay total knee replacement surgery for people with end-stage osteoarthritis.

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Alain Saraux, MD, PhD

University and CHU Brest,
Brest, France

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Original article:
Struik T, Mastbergen SC, Brouwer RW, Custers RJH, van Geenen RCI, Heusdens CHW, Emans PJ, Huizinga MR, Jansen MP. Joint distraction using a purpose-built device for knee osteoarthritis: a prospective 2-year follow-up. RMD Open. 2023 Jun;9(2):e003074. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003074. PMID: 37290929; PMCID: PMC10255034.

The authors of the original article and the publisher were not involved in the creation of the summary.


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