Early complications of total hip and knee replacement: A comparison of outcomes in a regional orthopaedic hospital and two independent treatment centres

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 610-614

  Bannister, Gordon ^a   Ahmed, Mansoor ^a   Bannister, Miles ^a   Bray, Rachel ^a   Dillon, Paul ^a   Eastaugh Waring, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complications; Independent treatment centres; Joint replacement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MEDICAL AUDIT; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT REFERRAL; REOPERATION; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; ENGLAND; HEALTH FACILITIES, PROPRIETARY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT READMISSION; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REOPERATION; STATE MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77958167303     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588410X12699663904312     Document Type: Article

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