Drainage versus nondrainage in simultaneous bilateral total hip arthroplasties

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 156-161

  Kim, Young Hoo ^a,b   Cho, Soon Ho ^a,b   Kim, Ryuh Sup ^c  

^a CHA General Hospital   (South Korea)

^b CHA University   (South Korea)

^c Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ecchymosis; Erythema; Hip score; Suction drains; Total hip arthroplasty; Wound drainage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COXITIS; ECCHYMOSIS; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SUCTION DRAINAGE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DRAINAGE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0031883913     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-5403(98)90093-6     Document Type: Article

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