Joint Arthroplasty: the climate has made it ripe for quality assessment, but how do we compare apples to apples?: Commentary on an article by Gary J. Hooper, FRACS, et al.: “The relationship between the American Society of Anesthesiologists physical rating and outcome following total hip and knee arthroplasty. an analysis of the New Zealand Joint Registry”

MeSH terms

• Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / adverse effects*
• Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / mortality*
• Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / adverse effects*
• Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / mortality*
• Female
• Health Status*
• Humans
• Male
• Registries*