Does surgical volume affect outcome after primary and revision knee arthroplasty? A systematic review of the literature

Knee

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 513-518

  Critchley, R J ^a   Baker, P N ^b,c   Deehan, D J ^d  

^a Northern Deanery ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b National Joint Registry   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hospital; Knee; Revision; Surgical; Volume

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EVALUATION; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; ENGLAND; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REPERFUSION; WALES;

EID: 84865392584     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: 18735800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2011.11.007     Document Type: Review

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