What do they do with their metalwork?: What patients do with orthopaedic implants given to them after surgery

Injury

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 621-625

  Cossey, Andrew J ^a,b   Garrett, Simon ^a   Southgate, Jeremy J ^a  

^a ROYAL BOURNEMOUTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Function; Metalwork; Removal

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARM PROSTHESIS; ARTICLE; BONE NAIL; BONE PLATE; BONE PROSTHESIS; BONE SCREW; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METAL IMPLANTATION; POLICY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STORAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 2342568855     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(03)00139-6     Document Type: Article

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