Postcode osteoarthritis: geographic inequities in hip and knee arthroplasty.

Marinus D J Stowers Alexandria GibsonAnshuman GuptaMargy J Pohl

Published in: ANZ journal of surgery (2023)

Patients undergoing hip and knee joint replacement surgery in Whangārei hospital are, on average, more functionally impaired and have more severe radiographic arthritis than those having the same proposed surgery in Auckland and North Shore hospitals.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
patients undergoing
rheumatoid arthritis
healthcare
total hip arthroplasty
surgical site infection
knee osteoarthritis
adverse drug