Current attitudes to total hip replacement in younger patients: A comparison of two nations

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 280-283

  Hardidge, Andrew J ^a,b   Hooper, Jonathan ^a   McMahon, Stephen ^a  

^a MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acetabulum; Arthroplasty; Comparative study; Femur; Hip prosthesis; Hip replacement; Prosthesis design; Questionnaire; Weight bearing

Indexed keywords

CEMENT; POLYETHYLENE;

ACETABULUM; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CERAMIC PROSTHESIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMUR; FEMUR HEAD; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HIP INJURIES; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0038356267     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-2197.2003.t01-1-02619.x     Document Type: Article

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