Hospital volume affects outcome after total knee arthroplasty
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Hospital volume affects outcome after total knee arthroplasty
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The influence of hospital volume on the outcome of total knee joint replacement surgery is controversial. We evaluated nationwide data on the effect of hospital volume on length of stay, re-admission, revision, manipulation under anesthesia (MUA), and discharge disposition for total knee replacement (TKR) in Finland. PATIENTS AND METHODS 59,696 TKRs for primary osteoart...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Orthopaedica
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1745-3674,1745-3682
DOI: 10.3109/17453674.2014.977168