Practice variation in common fracture presentations: A survey of orthopaedic surgeons

Injury

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 403-407

  Ansari, Umair ^a,b   Adie, S ^a,b   Harris, I A ^a,b   Naylor, J M ^a,b  

^a LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bone; Fracture fixation; Fractures; Orthopaedic procedures; Practice variation; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRACTICE VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; SCAPHOID FRACTURE; SURGEON;

AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURES, BONE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOPEDICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STANDARD OF CARE;

EID: 79952448321     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2010.11.011     Document Type: Article

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