Health-care costs associated with amputation or reconstruction of a limb-threatening injury

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1685-1692

  MacKenzie, Ellen J ^a   Jones, Alison Snow ^b   Bosse, Michael J ^c   Castillo, Renan C ^a   Pollak, Andrew N ^d   Webb, Lawrence X ^e   Swiontkowski, Marc F ^f   Kellam, James F ^c   Smith, Douglas G ^g   Sanders, Roy W ^h   Jones, Alan L ⁱ   Starr, Adam J ^j   McAndrew, Mark P ^k   Patterson, Brendan M ^l   Burgess, Andrew R ^m  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^h FLORIDA ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

ⁱ Barnett Tower   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^k SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^l METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^m ORLANDO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONSULTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB INJURY; LIMB PROSTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONEY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 34547788641     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.F.01350     Document Type: Article

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