A prospective audit of referral patterns to a dedicated Foot and Ankle surgical service

Foot

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 166-171

  Hewitt, Stephen ^a   Yates, Ben ^a   Williamson, David ^a  

^a GREAT WESTERN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Foot and ankle surgery; ICD10; Investigation patterns; Referral patterns; Treatment pathways

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANKLE SURGERY; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; FOOT SURGERY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LIGAMENT DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; ORTHOSIS; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOFT TISSUE DISEASE; TENDON DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANKLE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGEMENT AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PODIATRY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82155193007     PISSN: 09582592     EISSN: 15322963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foot.2011.03.002     Document Type: Article

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