Hip and knee arthroplasty waiting list – how accurate and fair?
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Hip and knee arthroplasty waiting list - how accurate and fair?
BACKGROUND Resource-intensive procedures require the use of patient waiting lists in an attempt to increase fairness of access to surgery and improve surgical efficiency. Total hip and knee arthroplasty has waiting lists in excess of years. OBJECTIVES To analyse our tertiary state institution's hip and knee arthroplasty waiting list to assess its accuracy. METHODS At Groote Schuur Hospital,...
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عنوان ژورنال: South African Medical Journal
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2078-5135
DOI: 10.7196/samj.2017.v107i4.12145