Sex and race characteristics in patients undergoing hip and knee arthroplasty in an urban setting

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 576-580

  Slover, James D ^a   Walsh, Michael G ^a   Zuckerman, Joseph D ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Function; Hip arthroplasty; Knee arthroplasty; Racial disparities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HARRIS HIP SCORE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBAN AREA; URBAN POPULATION;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS, HIP; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 77953120735     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2009.03.002     Document Type: Article

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