Where Do Knee Revisions for Infection, Fracture, and Other Revisions Get Treated?

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 423-428

  Barnes, C Lowry ^a   Vail, Thomas P ^b   Takemoto, Steven K ^b  

^a Hip/Knee Arkansas Foundation   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Infection; Knee revision; Payer status; Periprosthetic fracture; Reimbursement; Teaching hospitals

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHRITIS; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE FRACTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; OSTEOMYELITIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIPROSTHETIC FRACTURE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REIMBURSEMENT; REOPERATION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TIBIA FRACTURE;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPROSTHETIC FRACTURES; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; REOPERATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84874568310     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2012.06.025     Document Type: Article

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