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Timo Puolakka
Researcher at University of Tampere
Publications - 41
Citations - 1811
Timo Puolakka is an academic researcher from University of Tampere. The author has contributed to research in topics: Hip resurfacing & Knee replacement. The author has an hindex of 20, co-authored 41 publications receiving 1659 citations.
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Risk factors for infection after knee arthroplasty. A register-based analysis of 43,149 cases.
TL;DR: There was an increased risk of deep postoperative infection in male patients and in patients with rheumatoid arthritis or a fracture around the knee as the underlying diagnosis for knee replacement.
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Younger age increases the risk of early prosthesis failure following primary total knee replacement for osteoarthritis: A follow-up study of 32,019 total knee replacements in the Finnish Arthroplasty Register
TL;DR: Diagnosis, sex, type of TKR, use of patellar component, and fixation method partly explain the differences, but the effects of physical activity, patient demands, and obesity on implant survival in younger patients warrant further research.
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Outcome of prosthesis exchange for infected knee arthroplasty: the effect of treatment approach
Esa Jämsen,Ioannis Stogiannidis,Antti Malmivaara,Jorma Pajamäki,Timo Puolakka,Yrjö T. Konttinen +5 more
TL;DR: More experience in one-stage revision is required in order to define its role in the management of infected knee arthroplasties, and mobile spacers may further improve the range of motion.
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Predictors of mortality following primary hip and knee replacement in the aged: A single-center analysis of 1,998 primary hip and knee replacements for primary osteoarthritis
Esa Jämsen,Timo Puolakka,Antti Eskelinen,Pirkko Jäntti,Jarkko Kalliovalkama,Jyrki Nieminen,Jaakko Valvanne +6 more
TL;DR: Comorbidities and functional limitations preoperatively are associated with higher mortality and warrant careful consideration before proceeding with joint replacement surgery.
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Spacer prostheses in two-stage revision of infected knee arthroplasty
Esa Jämsen,Puyi Sheng,Pekka Halonen,Matti U.K. Lehto,Teemu Moilanen,Jorma Pajamäki,Timo Puolakka,Yrjö T. Konttinen +7 more
TL;DR: Patients treated with resterilised prosthetic components had a superior range of motion during the period between the two stages and there was less blood loss in the reimplantation arthroplasty when a prosthetic spacer was used.