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Prior Osteotomy Lowers Implant Survival and Raises TKA Complexity — but Early Pain and Function Are Similar: Results from 189,932 Dutch Arthroplasties
A large Dutch registry analysis shows total knee arthroplasty (TKA) after prior knee osteotomy carries a modestly higher revision risk and more frequent use of stems/augments, while short-term pain and function are comparable to primary TKA.