Complications and short-term outcomes associated with total hip arthroplasty in teaching and community hospitals

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 32-40

  Thompson, Roby ^a   Kane, Robert L ^a   Gromala, Terry ^a   McLaughlin, Barbara ^b   Flood, Shannon ^a,b   Morris, Nora ^b   Borbas, Catherine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Healthcare Education and Research Foundation Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Hip procedure; Outcomes; Provider characteristics; Teaching status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICARE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGEON; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

EID: 0036150926     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/arth.2002.28725     Document Type: Article

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