Peri-operative interventions producing better functional outcomes and enhanced recovery following total hip and knee arthroplasty: An evidence-based review

BMC Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Ibrahim, Mazin S ^a   Khan, Muhammad A ^a   Nizam, Ikram ^a   Haddad, Fares S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Functional outcomes; Hip; Knee; Recovery of function; Rehabilitation; Surgical interventions

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; NUTRITION; PATIENT EDUCATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DRESSING;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84875511355     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-11-37     Document Type: Review

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