© 1999 Canadian Medical Association ject continued to be a success. Important allowances
were made for new advances and revision procedures not included in this process. As the …

One hundred twenty stratified nonselected cases of primary and revision total joint
arthroplastics performed between 1990 and 1992 in which complete financial and clinical …

Methods and results In 1983, 329 major joint replacements were performed in Gartnavel
General Hospital, Glasgow. Each surgeon was interviewed, and details of routine technique …

The need for arthroplasty, especially in the hip, arises primarily because of failure to replace
damaged structural proteins as a result of improper balance in essential nutrients. The …

At the Hospital for Special Surgery, approximately 3000 joint arthroplasties of the hip and
knee are performed yearly. Cost reduction and improved efficiency in total joint replacement …

This paper is a discussion of the factors involved in instituting a bulk purchasing program for
surgical supplies. An improved understanding of the surgical procedure of joint arthroplasty …

Our hospital implemented an integrated cost-containment program designed to address the
increasing disparity between the cost of orthopaedic implants used for total joint …

Financial analysis of 391 joint replacement operations performed during 1996 determined
that almost 80% of the hospital cost for joint replacement procedures was generated in the …

The cost of health care in the United States has been rising steadily during the past 10
years. Total joint arthroplasty, a commonly performed orthopaedic procedure, accounts for …

Objective To describe a method of reducing the costs of implants in hip and knee
arthroplasty. Design Implant costs were compared before and after the implementation of a 2 …