Total Knee Arthroplasty: Multimedia

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Keywords

total knee arthroplasty, TKA, total knee replacement, knee replacement, knee replacement surgery, knee surgery, knee pain, osteoarthritis of the knee, total joint arthroplasty, artificial knee

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Simon H Palmer, MD, Consultant Surgeon, Department of Orthopedics and Trauma, Worthing and Southlands NHS trust, Sussex
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Coauthor(s)

Mervyn J Cross, MBBS, FRACS, Director of the Australian Institute of Musculoskeletal Research, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, North Sydney Orthopedic/Sports Medicine Center, Crows Nest, Australia
Mervyn J Cross, MBBS, FRACS is a member of the following medical societies: American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, Australasian College of Sports Physicians, Australian Association of Surgeons, Australian Medical Association, Australian Orthopaedic Association, Hughston Society, and Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
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Pharmacy Editor

Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine
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Managing Editor

Thomas M DeBerardino, MD, Director, John A Feagin, Jr, Sports Medicine Fellowship at West Point, Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and Keller Army Community Hospital
Thomas M DeBerardino, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Association, and American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
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CME Editor

Dinesh Patel, MD, FACS, Associate Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School; Chief of Arthroscopic Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
Dinesh Patel, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, American College of International Physicians, and American College of Surgeons
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Chief Editor

Carlos J Lavernia, MD, FAAOS, Adjunct Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine; Medical Director, Orthopedic Institute at Mercy Hospital
Carlos J Lavernia, MD, FAAOS is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, Arthritis Foundation, Biomedical Engineering Society, Florida Orthopaedic Society, and Orthopaedic Research Society
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