Unicondylar knee arthroplasty in the UK National Health Service: An analysis of candidacy, outcome and cost efficacy

Knee

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 473-478

  Willis Owen, Charles A ^a   Brust, Klaus ^a   Alsop, Helen ^a   Miraldo, Marisa ^b   Cobb, Justin P ^a  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Candidacy; Cost; Outcome; Total knee arthroplasty (TKA); Unicondylar knee arthroplasty (UKA)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; REOPERATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; REOPERATION; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 76549083031     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: 18735800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2009.04.006     Document Type: Article

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