Cost of treating an infected total knee replacement

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 331, Issue , 1996, Pages 140-145

  Hebert, Christopher K ^a   Williams, Rodrek E ^a   Levy, Richard S ^a   Barrack, Robert L ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRODESIS; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAFT INFECTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SURGEON; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 0029859706     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-199610000-00019     Document Type: Conference Paper

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