Incidence, risk factors and the healthcare cost of falls postdischarge after elective total hip and total knee replacement surgery: protocol for a prospective observational cohort study

INTRODUCTION: The number of major joint replacement procedures continues to increase in Australia. The primary aim of this study is to determine the incidence of falls in the first 12 months after discharge from hospital in a cohort of older patients who undergo elective total hip or total knee repl...

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Autores principales: Hill, Anne-Marie, Ross-Adjie, Gail, McPhail, Steven M, Monterosso, Leanne, Bulsara, Max, Etherton-Beer, Christopher, Powell, Sarah-Jayne, Hardisty, Gerard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
Materias:
Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4947758/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27412102
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011139

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4947758/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27412102
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011139

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