Journal article

Selecting those to refer for joint replacement: Who will likely benefit and who will not?

Michelle M Dowsey, Jane Gunn, Peter FM Choong

Best Practice and Research in Clinical Rheumatology | ELSEVIER SCI LTD | Published : 2014

DOI: 10.1016/j.berh.2014.01.005

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Total joint replacement (TJR) is a common surgical procedure in Australia (80,000 per year). Pre-operative psychological distress has been r..

Grants

Awarded by NHMRC Early Career Australian Clinical Fellowship

Funding Acknowledgements

Dr. Dowsey holds an NHMRC Early Career Australian Clinical Fellowship (APP1035810).

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Keywords

Explicit Criteria
Quality-Of-Life
Total Joint Replacement
Treatment Outcome
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Morbidly Obese
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
Humans
Complication Rates
Weight-Loss
Osteoarthritis
Radiographic Severity
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
Science & Technology
Pain and Function
Rheumatology
Total Knee Arthroplasty
Acceptable-Symptom-State
Total Hip-Replacement
Physical Function
Risk Factors
Patient Selection
Risk Prediction