A review of clinical pathway data of 1663 total knee arthroplasties in a tertiary institution in Singapore

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 924-928

  Xu, G G ^a   Sathappan, S S ^a   Jaipaul, J ^a   Siew, Pang Chan ^a   Choon, Hin Lai ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Complications; Epidemiology; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; COST CONTROL; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; SINGAPORE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 57649149375     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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