Targeted postoperative care improves discharge outcome after hip or knee arthroplasty

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1424-1427

  Oldmeadow, Leonie B ^a,c   McBurney, Helen ^b   Robertson, Valma J ^b   Kimmel, Lara ^a   Elliott, Barry ^a  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Commercial Rd 3004 ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; hip; knee; Patient discharge; Rehabilitation; replacement; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4544259355     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2003.12.028     Document Type: Article

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