A Cost-Utility Analysis of Nonsurgical Management, Total Wrist Arthroplasty, and Total Wrist Arthrodesis in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Cavaliere, Christi M ^a   Chung, Kevin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost utility analysis; wrist arthrodesis; wrist arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

CEFALEXIN;

ARTHRODESIS; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; COST; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DECISION TREE; DEVICE REMOVAL; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; PSEUDARTHROSIS; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SKIN INFECTION; SURGEON; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 77249103548     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.12.013     Document Type: Article

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