Is after-hours orthopaedic surgery associated with adverse outcomes? A prospective comparative study

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2067-2072

  Ricci, William M ^a   Gallagher, Bethany ^a   Brandt, Angel ^a   Schwappach, John ^b   Tucker, Michael ^c   Leighton, Ross ^d  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Colorado Orthopaedic Consultants PC ^*  (United States)

^c Palmetto Health Richland   (United States)

^d QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE NONUNION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIBIA FRACTURE; WOUND HEALING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS; TIME; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TIME FACTORS; VIDEO RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349243726     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.H.00661     Document Type: Article

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