Fast-track assessment clinic: Selection of patients for a one-stop hip assessment clinic

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 208-212

  Johnson, S A ^a   Kalairajah, Y ^a   Moonot, P ^a   Steele, N ^a   Field, R E ^a  

^a ST HELIER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Clinic; Fast track; Hip; One stop; Oxford score

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; ORTHOPEDICS; OSTEOPHYTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PILOT STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ARTHROGRAPHY; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 42649123395     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588408X242024     Document Type: Article

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