Association between rehabilitation timing and major complications of total knee arthroplasty

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 588-592

  Chen, Hui Wen ^a   Chen, Hui Ming ^b   Wang, Yu Chun ^c   Chen, Po Yu ^c   Chien, Ching Wen ^d  

^a FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CARDINAL TIEN COLLEGE OF HEALTHCARE AND MANAGEMENT   (Taiwan)

^c Taiwan Association of Health Industry Management and Development   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Medical service utilization; Timing of rehabilitation; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TAIWAN; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84865992827     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0971     Document Type: Article

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