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Lymphedema microsurgery reduces the rate of implant removal for patients who have pre-existing lymphedema and total knee arthroplasty for knee osteoarthritis |
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| Authors: | Tsz Yin Voravitvet MD FRCST Courtney Chen BS Chia-Yu Lin MSc Ming-Huei Cheng MD MBA FACS |
| Institution: | 1. Division of Reconstructive Microsurgery, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan;2. Medical Doctor Candidate, UC San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, California;3. Center for Tissue Engineering, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan |
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| Keywords: | knee replacement lymphovenous anastomosis periprosthetic joint infection prosthesis vascularized lymph node transfer |