Knee Arthroscopy Cohort Southern Denmark (KACS): Protocol for a prospective cohort study

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Thorlund, Jonas Bloch ^a   Christensen, Robin ^a,b   Nissen, Nis ^c   Jørgensen, Uffe ^d   Schjerning, Jeppe ^e   Pørneki, Jens Christian ^d   Englund, Martin ^f,g   Lohmander, L Stefan ^a,d,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Mental Health Center Glostrup   (Denmark)

^c KOLDING HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e LILLEBAELT HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^f LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^g BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INJURY AND OSTEOARTHRITIS OUTCOME SCORE; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENISCAL REPAIR; MENISCAL SURGERY; MENISCECTOMY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; SHORT FORM 36; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 84887856147     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003399     Document Type: Article

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