Factors influencing choice of implants in total hip arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty: Perspectives of surgeons and patients

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 281-287

  Sharkey, Peter F ^a   Sethuraman, Venkat ^a   Hozack, William J ^a   Rothman, Richard H ^a   Stiehl, James B ^b  

^a ROTHMAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b St Luke's Hospital Milwaukee   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost control; Implant selection; Patient perspectives; Total hip arthroplasty; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 0032962536     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-5403(99)90052-9     Document Type: Article

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