Association of hemoglobin levels, acute hemoglobin decrease, age, and co-morbidities with rehabilitation outcomes after total knee replacement

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 451-456

  Wang, Xin ^b   Rintala, Diana H ^a   Garber, Susan L ^b   Henson, Helene K ^b  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Age; Co morbidities; Functional Outcomes; Hemoglobin; Total Knee Replacement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; JOINT DISEASES; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEXAS;

EID: 18944393743     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.phm.0000163719.93855.b7     Document Type: Review

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