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Here, I have used the term “patient selection” instead of the medical term “indication” because total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is an elective and is not an emergency or lifesaving procedure. Hence the patient’s physical condition and their socioeconomic status should be considered while planning the operation.

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Cho, W. (2014). Patient Selection. In: Knee Joint Arthroplasty. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39389-1_1

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