Loss to follow-up after arthroplasty: A new use for registry data

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 94 B, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 493-496

  Rowden, N J ^a   Harrison, J A ^a   Graves, S E ^a,b   Miller, L N ^a,b   De Steiger, R N ^a,b   Davidson, D C ^a,b  

^a Hurstville Knee Clinic   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MORTALITY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOST TO FOLLOW-UP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; REOPERATION; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84860330871     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.94B4.27532     Document Type: Article

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