Epidemiology of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Trends, readmissions, and subsequent knee surgery

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2321-2328

  Lyman, Stephen ^a   Koulouvaris, Panagiotis ^a   Sherman, Seth ^a   Do, Huong ^a   Mandl, Lisa A ^a   Marx, Robert G ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; KNEE LIGAMENT SURGERY; KNEE SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENISCECTOMY; PATIENT CODING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349906547     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.H.00539     Document Type: Article

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