Computer-assisted decision analysis in orthopedics: Resurfacing the patella in total knee arthroplasty as an example

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 283-288

  Zangger, Philippe ^a,c   Detsky, Allan ^b  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c Hopital Orthopedique de la Suisse Romande   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Decision analysis; Knee prosthesis; Patella

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; KNEE PROSTHESIS; ORTHOPEDICS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATELLA; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

EID: 0034031342     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-5403(00)90509-6     Document Type: Article

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