Large increase in arthroscopic meniscus surgery in the middle-aged and older population in Denmark from 2000 to 2011

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 287-292

  Thorlund, Jonas B ^a   Hare, Kristoffer B ^a,b   Lohmander, L Stefan ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b SLAGELSE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENISCAL SURGERY; MENISCECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHROSCOPY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902659912     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17453674.2014.919558     Document Type: Article

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