Impact of MRI on a knee arthroscopy waiting list

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 450-452

  Williams, R L ^b   Watura, R ^a   Williams, L A ^c   Fairclough, J A ^c  

^a Cardiff Royal Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL GWENT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Knee arthroscopy; Meniscal tear; MRI scan

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION;

ARTHROSCOPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; WAITING LISTS; WALES;

EID: 0029783392     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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