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Timing of total joint replacement affects clinical outcomes among patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee

  1. Paul R. Fortin1,†,*,
  2. John R. Penrod2,‡,
  3. Ann E. Clarke2,§,
  4. Yvan St-Pierre2,
  5. Lawrence Joseph2,¶,
  6. Patrick Bélisle2,
  7. Matthew H. Liang3,
  8. Diane Ferland1,
  9. Charlotte B. Phillips3,
  10. Nizar Mahomed1,
  11. Michael Tanzer2,
  12. Clement Sledge3,
  13. Anne H. Fossel3,
  14. Jeffrey N. Katz3

Article first published online: 12 DEC 2002

DOI: 10.1002/art.10631

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Arthritis & Rheumatism

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Volume 46, Issue 12, pages 3327–3330, December 2002

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Fortin, P. R., Penrod, J. R., Clarke, A. E., St-Pierre, Y., Joseph, L., Bélisle, P., Liang, M. H., Ferland, D., Phillips, C. B., Mahomed, N., Tanzer, M., Sledge, C., Fossel, A. H. and Katz, J. N. (2002), Timing of total joint replacement affects clinical outcomes among patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee. Arthritis & Rheumatism, 46: 3327–3330. doi: 10.1002/art.10631

Author Information

  1. 1

    University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  2. 2

    McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

  3. 3

    Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts

  1. †

    Dr. Fortin is a Senior Research Scholar of The Arthritis Society.

  2. ‡

    Dr. Penrod receives an internal award from the Montreal General Hospital Research Institute.

  3. §

    Dr. Clarke is a Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR) Investigator.

  4. Dr. Joseph is a Senior CIHR Investigator.

*The Toronto Western Hospital, Room FP 1-214, 399 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario M5T-2S8, Canada

  1. †

    Dr. Fortin is a Senior Research Scholar of The Arthritis Society.

  2. ‡

    Dr. Penrod receives an internal award from the Montreal General Hospital Research Institute.

  3. §

    Dr. Clarke is a Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR) Investigator.

  4. Dr. Joseph is a Senior CIHR Investigator.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 12 DEC 2002
  2. Article first published online: 12 DEC 2002
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 8 AUG 2002
  4. Manuscript Received: 25 JAN 2002

Funded by

  • Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation
  • Canadian Arthritis Network
  • NIH. Grant Number: AR-36308
  • Arthritis Foundation
  • NIH. Grant Numbers: K24-AR-02123, P60-AR-47782

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