Routine implant removal after fracture surgery: A potentially reducible consumer of hospital resources in trauma units

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 846-849

  Böstman, Ole ^a,b   Pihlajamäki, Harri ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Hospital resource consumption; Implant removal; Internal fracture fixation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LIMB FRACTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029824473     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199611000-00013     Document Type: Article

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