SURGEON EXPERIENCE AND CLINICAL AND ECONOMIC OUTCOMES FOR SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY
Authors:
- William S. QuealeWQWilliam S. Queale
- Tae Kyun KimTKTae Kyun Kim
- Edward G. McfarlandEMEdward G. Mcfarland
- 1 December 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
- Vol. 85 (12) , 2318-2324
Abstract
Background:Previous studies have demonstrated that a high surgical volume for certain surgical procedures reduces morbidity and improves economic outcome; however, to our knowledge, no study has demonstrated a similar relationship between volume and outcome for total shoulder arthroplasty and hemiarKeywords
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