Knee arthroscopy in local versus general anaesthesia the incidence of rearthroscopy

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 323-326

  Forssblad, M ^a   Weidenhielm, L ^b  

^a ST GÖRAN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; General anaesthesia; Local anaesthesia; Rearthroscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; KNEE; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LIGAMENT; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; OSTEOCHONDRITIS DISSECANS; PAIN; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETREATMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; TIME;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; OSTEOCHONDRITIS DISSECANS; PAIN; RETREATMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032606142     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001670050171     Document Type: Article

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