Preoperative risks and outcomes of hip and knee arthroplasty in the veterans health administration

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 693-708

  Weaver, Frances ^a,b,i   Hynes, Denise ^a,c   Hopkinson, William ^a,c   Wixson, Richard ^d   Khuri, Shukri ^a,e   Daley, Jennifer ^f,g   Henderson, William G ^h  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f Tenet HealthCare   (United States)

^g DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

ⁱ HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Joint replacement; Outcomes; Surgery; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOLDIER; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141869965     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-5403(03)00259-6     Document Type: Article

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