Epidemiology of upper extremity replantation surgery in the united states

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1835-1840

  Friedrich, Jeffrey B ^a,b,c   Poppler, Louis H ^a,b,c   MacK, Christopher D ^a,b,c   Rivara, Frederick P ^a,b,c   Levin, L Scott ^a,b,c   Klein, Matthew B ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

amputation; epidemiology; national; Replantation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARM AMPUTATION; ARM REIMPLANTATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINGER AMPUTATION; HAND AMPUTATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; LIMB REPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; TEACHING HOSPITAL; THUMB AMPUTATION; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; ARM INJURIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FINGER INJURIES; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; UPPER EXTREMITY; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80055035584     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2011.08.002     Document Type: Article

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