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Appendix 6
Search strategy
The search strategy illustrated below was conducted starting from the manufacturers and
models of prostheses. Therefore, we cannot be sure that all relevant studies have been identified.
Readers are requested to notify hta@agenas.it of all studies, that in their opinion, satisfy the criteria
for inclusion and do not appear in the list of included or excluded studies.
EMBASE
(device name) and (manufacturer name) and primary total knee replacement (1998-2009)
#1. dual AND ('biomet'/exp OR 'biomet') AND primary AND total AND ('knee'/exp OR 'knee')
AND replacement AND [english]/lim AND [humans]/lim AND [1998-2009
#2. (dual AND articular) AND ('biomet'/exp OR 'biomet') AND primary AND total AND
('knee'/exp OR 'knee')AND replacement AND [english]/lim AND [humans]/lim AND
[1998-2009]/py
#5. duracon AND primary AND total AND ('knee'/exp OR knee') AND replacement AND [english]/lim
AND [humans]/lim AND [1998-2009]/py
#6. (duracon AND ii) AND stryker AND primary AND total AND ('knee'/exp OR 'knee') AND
replacement AND [english]/lim AND [humans]/lim AND [1998-2009]/py
#7. (duracon AND ii) AND primary AND total AND ('knee' /exp OR 'knee') AND replacement
AND [english]/lim AND [humans]/lim AND [1998-2009]/py
#8. (duracon AND ts) AND stryker AND total AND primary AND replacement AND
[english]/lim AND [humans]/lim AND [1998-2009]/py
#9. (ea) AND (j AND & AND j) AND primary AND total AND knee AND replacement AND
[english]/lim AND [humans]/lim AND [1998-2009]/py
#10. efdios AND citieffe AND primary AND total AND ('knee'/exp OR 'knee') AND replacement
AND [english]/lim AND [humans]/lim AND [1998-2009]/py
#11. eius AND citieffe AND primary AND total AND ('knee '/exp OR 'knee') AND replacement
AND [english]/lim AND [humans]/lim AND [1998-2009]/py
#13. eius AND primary AND total AND ('knee'/exp OR 'knee') AND replacement AND [1998-
2009]/py
#14. ('e motion') AND 'aesculap bbraun' AND primary AND total AND ('knee'/exp OR 'knee')
AND replacement AND [1998-2009]/py
#15. ('e motion') AND aesculap AND primary AND total AND ('knee'/exp OR 'knee') AND
replacement AND [1998-2009]/py
#18. aesculap AND primary AND total AND ('knee'/exp OR 'knee') AND replacement AND
[1998-2009]/py
#19. endomodel AND eumed AND primary AND total AND ('knee'/exp OR 'knee') AND
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