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Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) — Indications & Outcomes

Indications: end-stage OA, RA, post-traumatic arthritis with pain and disability. Contraindications: active infection, severe vascular disease, extensor mechanism dysfunction. Implants: cruciate-retaining, posterior-stabilized, constrained, hinged. Outcomes: >90% pain relief, implant survival ~90% at 15 years. Complications: infection, loosening, instability, stiffness, thromboembolism.

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Indications: end-stage OA, RA, post-traumatic arthritis with pain and disability. Contraindications: active infection, severe vascular disease, extensor mechanism dysfunction. Implants: cruciate-retaining, posterior-stabilized, constrained, hinged. Outcomes: >90% pain relief, implant survival ~90% at 15 years. Complications: infection, loosening, instability, stiffness, thromboembolism.
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