Cost and Effectiveness of Routine Pathological Examination of Operative Specimens Obtained During Primary Total Hip and Knee Replacement in Patients with Osteoarthritis*
Authors:
- Mininder S. KocherMKMininder S. Kocher
- Greg ErensGEGreg Erens
- Thomas S. ThornhillTTThomas S. Thornhill
- John E. ReadyJRJohn E. Ready
- 1 November 2000
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
- Vol. 82 (11) , 1531-1535
Abstract
Undergoing primary total hip or knee replacement for the treatment of osteoarthritis....Keywords
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