Pre-operative health screening for total knee replacement

Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 325-328

  Spark, E ^a   Sampath, S A C ^a   Barry, K ^a   Johnson, R ^a,b  

^a ARROWE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BUPA Hospitals   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Osteoarthritis; Pre operative assessment; Rheumatoid arthritis; Total knee replacement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOLOGY; SCREENING TEST; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

AGED; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; NURSE CLINICIANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0029823157     PISSN: 00358835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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