Cost description of inpatient treatment for ankle fracture

Injury

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1226-1229

  Murray, Ashley M ^a   McDonald, Sinead E ^a   Archbold, Pooler ^a   Crealey, Grainne E ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ankle fracture; External fixation; Hospital costs; National Health Service; Open reduction internal fixation; Resources; Surgical stabilisation; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANKLE FRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OPEN REDUCTION INTERNAL FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

EID: 80053574619     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: 18790267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2010.08.023     Document Type: Article

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