The effect of preoperative foot and ankle physiotherapy group on reducing inpatient stay and improving patient care

Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 118-120

  Selvan, David ^a   Molloy, Andy ^a   Abdelmalek, Amir ^a   Mulvey, Ian ^a   Alnwick, Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Foot and ankle; Preoperative

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANKLE; ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; FOOT; FOOT SURGERY; FOREFOOT; HINDFOOT; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDFOOT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ECONOMICS; FOOT DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANKLE; COST SAVINGS; FOOT; FOOT DISEASES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84879471413     PISSN: 12687731     EISSN: 14609584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fas.2012.12.004     Document Type: Article

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