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Table I
Average Cost in Canadian Dollars of Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
Year Hip Knee
1993/94 2593 2515
1996/97 2128 1521
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Table II
Number of Hip and Knee Arthroplasties^*
Year Hip Knee
1993/94 602 540
1996/97 777 879
↵* Primary arthroplasty surgery completed.
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Table III
Inhospital Complications (%)^*
Complications Hips Knees
Before contract During contract Before contract During contract
None 83 80 76 70

General 17 7 19 18

Local 0 13 5 12
↵* Includes major and minor complications.
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Table IV
Short-Term Revisions (%) in the Periods Before and During the Contract^*
Time Hips Knees^†
Before contract 2.3 2.3
During contract 0.9 2.7
↵* Up to 12 mo after arthroplasty
↵† Revisions include patellar resurfacing.

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