A Fall Within 3 Months Before Total Joint Arthroplasty is Associated With Adverse Outcomes in Elderly Patients.

Chaudhry, Yash P; Puvanesarajah, Varun; Oni, Julius K; Sterling, Robert S; Khanuja, Harpal S

Chaudhry, Yash P; Puvanesarajah, Varun; Oni, Julius K; Sterling, Robert S; Khanuja, Harpal S.

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Chaudhry YP; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
Puvanesarajah V; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
Oni JK; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
Sterling RS; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
Khanuja HS; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.

J Arthroplasty ; 36(4): 1246-1250, 2021 04.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33190996

Subject(s)

Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; Aged; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip/adverse effects; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee/adverse effects; Humans; Patient Discharge; Patient Readmission; Pilot Projects; Postoperative Complications/epidemiology; Risk Factors

Key words

fall; geriatrics; hospital readmission; outcome; skilled care facility; total joint arthroplasty

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee Type of study: Etiology_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Aged / Humans Language: En Journal: J Arthroplasty Journal subject: ORTOPEDIA Year: 2021 Type: Article Affiliation country: Moldova

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