In-hospital patient falls after total joint arthroplasty. Incidence, demographics, and risk factors in the united states

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Memtsoudis, Stavros G ^a   Dy, Christopher J ^a   Ma, Yan ^b   Chiu, Ya Lin ^b   Gonzalez Della Valle, Alejandro ^a   Mazumdar, Madhu ^b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; In patient falls; Safety; Total joint anthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PRONENESS; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; GENDER; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; IN HOSPITAL FALL; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; MORBIDITY; POSTTRAUMATIC COMPLICATION; REOPERATION; RESIDENTIAL AREA; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 84861198089     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2011.10.010     Document Type: Article

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