Medical Malpractice in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 22, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Upadhyay, Ashish ^a   York, Sally ^b   Macaulay, William ^c   McGrory, Brian ^d   Robbennolt, Jennifer ^e   Bal, B Sonny ^f  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b Northwest Orthopaedic Institute   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d Maine Joint Replacement Institute   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

arthroplasty; hip; knee; litigation; malpractice; settlement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FRACTURE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HIP DISLOCATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LAW SUIT; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; LEGAL ASPECT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NERVE INJURY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 34548227796     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2007.05.003     Document Type: Article

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