Postoperative Patient Falls on an Orthopedic Inpatient Unit

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 10-14

  Ackerman, Duncan B ^a   Trousdale, Robert T ^a   Bieber, Patti ^a   Henely, Joan ^a   Pagnano, Mark W ^a   Berry, Daniel J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

total hip arthroplasty; total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGHT; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; REOPERATION; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 73149109954     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2008.09.025     Document Type: Article

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