The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 25, Issue 4 , Pages 547-551 , June 2010

Patient Education Before Hip or Knee Arthroplasty Lowers Length of Stay

  • Richard S. Yoon, BS
    • ,
  • Kate W. Nellans, MD, MPH
    • ,
  • Jeffrey A. Geller, MD
    • ,
  • Abraham D. Kim, BA
    • ,
  • Maiken R. Jacobs, MA, OTR/L
    • ,
  • William Macaulay, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: William Macaulay, MD, Clinical Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Center for Hip and Knee Replacement (CHKR), CHKR Hip and Knee Fellowship, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, New York-Presbyterian at Columbia University Medical Center, 622 W 168th St, PH 1146, New York, NY 10032.

Received 24 July 2008 ,Accepted 16 March 2009.

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 No benefits or funds were received in support of the study.

PII: S0883-5403(09)00086-2

doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2009.03.012

The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 25, Issue 4 , Pages 547-551 , June 2010

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