Comparison of treatment outcomes following total knee arthroplasty among patients with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis: A nationwide population-based study

Rheumatology

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1409-1410

  Kang, Jiunn Horng ^a   Hsieh, Ming Shium ^a   Lin, Herng Ching ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; COMORBIDITY; DATA BASE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; LETTER; MORTALITY; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVAL RATE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATIENT READMISSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954186830     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keq054     Document Type: Letter

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