An assessment of the POSSUM system in orthopaedic surgery

K. Mohamed; G. P. Copeland; D. A. Boot; H. C. Casserley; I. M. Shackleford; P. G. Sherry; G. J. Stewart

doi:10.1302/0301-620X.84B5.0840735

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An assessment of the POSSUM system in orthopaedic surgery

K. Mohamed
G. P. Copeland
D. A. Boot
H. C. Casserley
I. M. Shackleford
P. G. Sherry
G. J. Stewart

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An assessment of the POSSUM system in orthopaedic surgery

Mohamed K, Copeland GP, Boot DA, et al. An assessment of the POSSUM system in orthopaedic surgery. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2002;84-B(5):735-739. doi:10.1302/0301-620X.84B5.0840735

Mohamed, K., et al. “An assessment of the POSSUM system in orthopaedic surgery.” The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume, vol. 84-B, no. 5, 2002, pp. 735-739., https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.84B5.0840735

Mohamed, K., Copeland, G. P., Boot, D. A., Casserley, H. C., Shackleford, I. M., Sherry, P. G., & Stewart, G. J. (2002). An assessment of the POSSUM system in orthopaedic surgery. The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume, 84-B(5), 735-739. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.84B5.0840735

Mohamed, K., Copeland, G. P., Boot, D. A., Casserley, H. C., Shackleford, I. M., Sherry, P. G. et al. (2002) “An assessment of the POSSUM system in orthopaedic surgery.” The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume, 84-B(5), pp. 735-739. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.84B5.0840735

Mohamed, K., G. P. Copeland, D. A. Boot, H. C. Casserley, I. M. Shackleford, P. G. Sherry, and G. J. Stewart. “An assessment of the POSSUM system in orthopaedic surgery.” The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume 84-B, no. 5 (2002): 735-739. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.84B5.0840735

Mohamed K, Copeland GP, Boot DA, Casserley HC, Shackleford IM, Sherry PG, et al. An assessment of the POSSUM system in orthopaedic surgery. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2002 Jul 1;84-B(5):735-739. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.84B5.0840735

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Abstract

We describe the development and validation of a scoring system for auditing orthopaedic surgery. It is a minor modification of the POSSUM scoring system widely used in general surgery. The orthopaedic POSSUM system which we have developed gives predictions for mortality and morbidity which correlate well with the observed rates in a sample of 2326 orthopaedic operations over a period of 12 months.

Correspondence should be sent to Mr G. P. Copeland.

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