Falls among patients who had elective orthopaedic surgery: A decade of experience from a musculoskeletal specialty hospital

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 91-96

  Mandl, Lisa A ^a   Lyman, Stephen ^a   Quinlan, Patricia ^a   Bailey, Tina ^a   Katz, Jacklyn ^a   Magid, Steven K ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse event; Fear avoidance; Hip replacement; Injury; Inpatient care; Postoperative risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874122215     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2013.4349     Document Type: Article

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