Waiting for total hip arthroplasty: Avoidable loss in quality time and preventable deterioration

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 302-309

  Ostendorf, Marieke ^a   Buskens, Erik ^a   Van Stel, Henk ^a   Schrijvers, Augustus ^a   Marting, Louis ^b   Dhert, Wouter ^a   Verbout, Abraham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Health status; Quality adjusted life years; Total hip arthroplasty; Waiting lists; Waiting time

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; COHORT STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; OSTEOARTHRITIS, HIP; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 1942486447     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2003.09.015     Document Type: Article

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