Comorbidities and the referral pathway to access joint replacement surgery: an exploratory qualitative study

• Main Authors: Bélène Podmore (Author), Andrew Hutchings (Author), Mary-Alison Durand (Author), John Robson (Author), Sujith Konan (Author), Jan van der Meulen (Author), Rebecca Lynch (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Variation in access to joint replacement surgery has been widely reported but less attention has been given to the impact of comorbidities on the patient journey to joint replacement surgery. There is a lack of consensus amongst healthcare professionals and commissioners about ho...