Total knee arthroplasty in patients on workers' compensation: A matched cohort study with an average follow-up of 4.5 years

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 310-312

  Saleh, Khaled ^a   Nelson, Charles ^b   Kassim, Rida ^a   Yoon, Patrick ^a   Haas, Steven ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Arthroplasty; Knee injury; Knee replacement; Workers' compensation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; JOINT STABILITY; KNEE DISEASE; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; WORK RESUMPTION; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TIME FACTORS; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 1942518408     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-5403(03)00257-2     Document Type: Article

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