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- Title
Why knee ligament registries are important...
- Authors
Engebretsen, Lars; Forssblad, Magnus
- Abstract
The author offers opinions on medical databases. Knee ligament registries to monitor and evaluate anterior cruciate ligament transplants and other ligament surgeries are urged. The importance of accurate record-keeping in the improvement of medical care is stressed. The success of databases to evaluate joint replacement surgeries and artificial hips and knees is noted.
- Subjects
DATABASES; ELECTRONIC health records; MANAGEMENT of medical records; MEDICAL informatics; OPERATIVE surgery; ANTERIOR cruciate ligament surgery
- Publication
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 2009, Vol 17, Issue 2, p115
- ISSN
0942-2056
- Publication type
Editorial
- DOI
10.1007/s00167-008-0672-1