Monitoring surgical performance: An application of industrial quality process control to anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1263-1268

  Biau, David J ^a   Landreau, Philippe ^b   Gravelau, Nicolas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b ASPETAR ORTHOPAEDIC AND SPORTS MEDICINE HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

^c Centre Médico Chirurgical   (France)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; CUSUM; Quality control; Reconstruction; Surgical performance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUALITY CONTROL; TENDON; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROPLASTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY CONTROL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TENDONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955851804     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-010-1157-6     Document Type: Article

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