Patient Outcomes as a Function of Shoulder Surgeon Volume: A Systematic Review

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 1273-1281

  Weinheimer, Kent T ^a   Smuin, Dallas M ^a   Dhawan, Aman ^a  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL OUTCOME; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; OPERATION DURATION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REOPERATION; REVIEW; REVISION ARTHROPLASTY; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTHROSCOPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ROTATOR CUFF INJURY; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURGEON;

ARTHROPLASTY; ARTHROSCOPY; HUMANS; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; ROTATOR CUFF INJURIES; SURGEONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85018686946     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: 15263231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2017.03.005     Document Type: Review

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