The Swedish Knee Arthroplasty Register: 25 years experience

Bulletin: Hospital for Joint Diseases

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 133-138

  Robertsson, Otto ^a   Dunbar, Michael J ^a   Knutson, Kaj ^a   Lewold, Stefan ^a   Lidgren, Lars ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Arthroplasty register; Knee; Outcomes assessment; Replacement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; REGISTER; STANDARDIZATION; SWEDEN;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; SWEDEN;

EID: 0033458773     PISSN: 00185647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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