Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage: An unusual complication after bilateral total knee arthropplasty

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 899-903

  Schuchmann, John A ^a   Friedman, Paul A ^b  

^a SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adrenal Hemorrhage; Complication; Joint Rehabilitation; Knee Arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL HEMORRHAGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; LUNG EMBOLISM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ADRENAL GLAND DISEASES; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS;

EID: 27544476016     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.phm.0000176351.97994.73     Document Type: Article

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