The effect of total knee replacement on employment in patients under 60 years of age

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 410-413

  Lyall, H ^a   Ireland, John ^a   El Zebdeh, M Y ^b  

^a Holly House Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employment; Total knee replacement; Work; Young patients

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICS;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 70149102531     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X391785     Document Type: Article

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