Joint Arthroplasty: the climate has made it ripe for quality assessment, but how do we compare apples to apples?: Commentary on an article by Gary J. Hooper, FRACS, et al.: “The relationship between the American Society of Anesthesiologists physical rating and outcome following total hip and knee arthroplasty. an analysis of the New Zealand Joint Registry”.
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Edward Y
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Cheng
D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000401:mortality*; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012042:Registries