Knee Arthroplasty: Disabilities in Comparison to the General Population and to Hip Arthroplasty Using a French National Longitudinal Survey

Agnès Dechartres (1) , Isabelle Boutron (2) , Rémy Nizard (3) , Serge Poiraudeau (4) , Carine Roy (1) , Gabriel Baron (1) , Philippe Ravaud (1) , Jean-François Ravaud (5)

1 U738 / UMR_S738 - Modèles et méthodes de l'évaluation thérapeutique des maladies chroniques
2 Département d'épidémiologie, biostatistique et recherche clinique
3 Service d'Orthopédie
4 Service de rééducation et de réadaptation de l'appareil locomoteur et des pathologies du rachis [CHU Cochin]
5 CERMES - UMR 8169 / U750 - CERMES - Centre de recherche Médecine, Science, Santé Société

Background: Knee arthroplasty is increasing exponentially due to the aging of the population and to the broadening of indications. We aimed to compare physical disability and its evolution over two years in people with knee arthroplasty to that in the general population. A secondary objective was to compare the level of disabilities of people with knee to people with hip arthroplasty.

Domaines: Sociologie; Santé publique et épidémiologie; Démographie

Agnès Dechartres, Isabelle Boutron, Rémy Nizard, Serge Poiraudeau, Carine Roy, et al.. Knee Arthroplasty: Disabilities in Comparison to the General Population and to Hip Arthroplasty Using a French National Longitudinal Survey. PLoS ONE, 2008, 3 (7), pp.e2561. ⟨10.1371/journal.pone.0002561⟩. ⟨hal-02265181⟩