ArticleCurrent reviews in musculoskeletal medicine2012
Assessing the value of a total joint replacement.
Article in Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
42 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Synovial calprotectin for the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection: a diagnostic meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2022Pooled it
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- A call for inclusion of arthroplasty as essential surgery.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2026Article
- The Influence of Antibiotic-Loaded Bone Cement Spacer Type on Outcomes of the First Stage of a Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Extended Oral Antibiotic Prophylaxis and Periprosthetic Joint Infection-Free Survivorship After Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty.Arthroplasty today · 2025Article
- Intra-wound vancomycin powder is cost-saving in primary total hip and knee arthroplasty.International orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Time-dependent, patient-centered perceptions of quality measures for total joint arthroplasty: a cross-sectional, choice modeling study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Comprehensive analysis of culture-negative periprosthetic joint infection with metagenomic next-generation sequencing.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025Article
- Critical signaling pathways in osteoclast differentiation and bone resorption: mechanisms and therapeutic implications for periprosthetic osteolysis.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025Review
- A 10-point preoperative checklist: selecting patients for outpatient joint replacement surgery.Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2024Article
- Severity of knee osteoarthritis does not affect clinical outcomes following proximal fibular osteotomy - A systematic review and pooled analysis.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2024Review
- Incidence of Subclinical Deep Vein Thrombosis after Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Is Not Correlated with Number of Tranexamic Acid Doses.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Rising challenges in periprosthetic joint infections: a focus on rare pathogens and their clinical implications.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2024Article
- Effect of Hypothyroidism on Complications in Patients Undergoing TKA in Indian Population.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2023Article
- Global Cluster Analysis and Network Visualization in Prosthetic Joint Infection: A Scientometric Mapping.Orthopaedic surgery · 2023Article
- Risk factors for recurrence of periprosthetic joint infection following operative management: a cohort study with average 5-year follow-up.Annals of joint · 2023Article
- Primary hip and knee arthroplasty at district level is safe and may reduce the burden on tertiary care in a low-income setting.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- Cost comparison between spinal versus general anesthesia for hip and knee arthroplasty: an incremental cost study.Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie · 2022Article
- Impact of being underweight on peri-operative and post-operative outcomes of total knee or hip arthroplasty: A meta-analysis.World journal of clinical cases · 2022Article
- Appraisal and patient-reported outcomes following total hip arthroplasty: a longitudinal cohort study.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2022Article
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Abstract
Total joint arthroplasty (TJA) continues to be one of the most successful surgical interventions in medicine. Demand is growing rapidly, placing an increasingly heavy cost burden on national health systems. Despite the popularity of these surgeries, high-quality cost-effectiveness studies evaluating TJA are few in number. This article summarizes the current literature on value in arthroplasty, identifying the various factors affecting costs and outcomes, and suggesting how policy makers can influence utilization of TJA to further improve value to society.
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