We performed a bibliographic search of MEDLINE databases from January 1966 to July
2002 to identify English language articles that contained either “cost” or “economic” in …

Costs of outpatient total hip arthroplasties were compared with costs of a matched group of
patients having inpatient total hip arthroplasties. Ten patients were in each group and had …

BACKGROUND: Total knee replacement (TKR) operation is one of the most effective
procedures, both clinically and in terms of cost. Because of increased volume and cost for …

Importance Significant cost savings can be achieved from consolidating purchases of spinal
implants with a single vendor. However, it is currently unknown whether sole-source …

Many strategies have been reported for decreasing the cost of orthopedic procedures, but
prosthetic waste has not been investigated. The purpose of this study was to characterize …

Total hip and knee arthroplasty (THA and TKA) are cost-effective and life-changing surgical
procedures. Over the past few decades, surgeons have done an excellent job of decreasing …

Objectives: As hospitals seek to control variable expenses, orthopaedic surgeons have
come under scrutiny because of relatively high implant costs. We aimed to determine …

Total hip and total knee arthroplasty are high-volume surgical procedures that have a
substantial economic impact for the healthcare system. This study analyzes the financial …

INTRODUCTION: The authors sought to evaluate cost differences between shoulder
arthroplasties and lower-extremity joint replacements in the outpatient and inpatient setting …

Objectives: The purposes of this study were to assess the incidence of intraoperative trauma
implant waste in a regional territory of the United States and to assess its impact on costs …