Outcome of Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty in Patients Receiving Worker's Compensation

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 444-447

  Masri, Bassam A ^a   Bourque, Jason ^a   Patil, Sanjeev ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

outcome; oxford knee; unicompartmental knee replacement; workers' compensation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 62349100924     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2007.11.011     Document Type: Article

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