Low rate of total hip replacement as reflected by a low prevalence of hip osteoarthritis in South Korea

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1572-1575

  Kim, H A ^a   Koh, S H ^a   Lee, B ^a   Kim, I J ^a   Seo, Y I ^a   Song, Y W ^b   Hunter, D J ^c   Zhang, Y ^d  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^c NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Hip; Osteoarthritis; Prevalence; Replacement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAVENOUS PYELOGRAPHY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH KOREA; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, HIP; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 55349092987     PISSN: 10634584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2008.04.024     Document Type: Article

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