Effect of insurance status on the rate of surgery following a meniscal tear

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 2452-2456

  Gundle, Kenneth R ^a   McGlaston, Timothy J ^b   Ramappa, Arun J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; SEX RATIO; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; ECONOMICS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INSURANCE; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE MENISCUS; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; BOSTON; ELECTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; KNEE INJURIES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 78049459480     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.I.01369     Document Type: Article

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