Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 21-26 , January 2009

Comparison of perioperative complications in patients with and without rheumatoid arthritis who receive total elbow replacement

  • Chad Cook, PhD, PT

      Affiliations

    • Centers for Excellence in Surgical Outcomes, Duke University, Durham, NC
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Chad Cook, PhD, PT, Center for Excellence in Surgical Outcomes DUMC 104002, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27708.
    • ,
  • Richard Hawkins, MD

      Affiliations

    • Steadman Hawkins Clinics of the Carolinas, Spartanburg, SC
    • ,
  • J. Mack Aldridge III, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Duke University, Spartanburg, SC
    • ,
  • Stefan Tolan, MD
    • ,
  • Ryan Krupp, MD

      Affiliations

    • Steadman Hawkins Clinics of the Carolinas, Spartanburg, SC
    • ,
  • Michael Bolognesi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Duke University, Spartanburg, SC

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doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2008.06.012

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 21-26 , January 2009

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