Learning curve for new technology? a nationwide register-based study of 46 363 total knee arthroplasties

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 95, Issue 23, 2013, Pages 2097-2103

  Peltola, Mikko ^a   Malmivaara, Antti ^a   Paavola, Mika ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE SIMULATION; FEMALE; FEMORAL KNEE PROSTHESIS; FINLAND; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LEARNING CURVE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; REGISTER; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY; SURVIVOR; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; VIRTUAL REALITY; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE PROSTHESIS; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; KNEE PROSTHESIS; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REGISTRIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REOPERATION;

EID: 84893129391     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.L.01296     Document Type: Article

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