Epidemiology of total knee replacement in the United States medicare population

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1222-1228

  Mahomed, Nizar N ^a   Barrett, Jane ^b   Katz, Jeffrey N ^c   Baron, John A ^b   Wright, John ^c   Losina, Elena ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCOME; KNEE ARTHRITIS; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MODEL; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 19944382191     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.D.02546     Document Type: Article

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