Magnetic resonance imaging, knee arthroscopy, and clinical decision making: A descriptive study of five surgeons

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 577-583

  Derrett, Sarah ^a   Walley, Gayle D ^b   Bridgman, Stephen A ^c   Richards, Paula ^b   Maffulli, Nicola ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c Princess Elizabeth Hospital   (Iceland)

^d QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Decision making; Diagnosis; Knee; MRI; Trial

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENTS; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS; PATIENT CHOICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THINK ALOUD;

ENDOSCOPY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SURGERY;

DECISION MAKING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SURGEON; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ARTHROSCOPY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; KNEE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 74049091341     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462309990419     Document Type: Article

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