**4. Conclusion**

While planning and selecting patients with bilateral osteoarthritis of big joints, it is essential to balance between medical and economic efficiency of

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Aleksandar Radunović1

and Aleksandar Matić5

*Simultaneous Bilateral Joint Arthroplasties in Treatment of Osteoarthritis*

simultaneous bilateral procedures and safety of patients. As majority of patients in need of bilateral surgery have significant comorbidity, it is of crucial importance to standardise perioperative protocols for selection and follow-up of patients. Multidisciplinary approach in a patient perception is of upmost importance; hence it is recommended this procedure is performed in facilities enabling this and by

\*, Maja Vulović2

3 Institute of Anatomy "Niko Miljanić", Serbia

4 Medical Faculty, University of Belgrade, Serbia

Surgery and Traumatology, Kragujevac, Serbia

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1 Clinic for Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Military Medical Academy,

2 Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac,

5 Department of Surgery, Faculty of medical sciences, Clinic for Orthopedic

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highly trained and experienced surgeons.

## *Simultaneous Bilateral Joint Arthroplasties in Treatment of Osteoarthritis DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.93147*

simultaneous bilateral procedures and safety of patients. As majority of patients in need of bilateral surgery have significant comorbidity, it is of crucial importance to standardise perioperative protocols for selection and follow-up of patients. Multidisciplinary approach in a patient perception is of upmost importance; hence it is recommended this procedure is performed in facilities enabling this and by highly trained and experienced surgeons.
