SynthesisBMC musculoskeletal disorders2017
Cost-effectiveness of surgical interventions for the management of osteoarthritis: a systematic review of the literature.
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76 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 182 citations in OpenAlex.
- Impact of liver cirrhosis on postoperative outcomes following total hip and knee arthroplasty : a systematic review and meta-analysis.Bone & joint open · 2025Pooled it
- Core Recommendations for Osteoarthritis Care: A Systematic Review of Clinical Practice Guidelines.Arthritis care & research · 2023Pooled it
- Costs and models used in the economic analysis of Total Knee Replacement (TKR): A systematic review.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- Cost Effectiveness of Pharmacological Management for Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review.Applied health economics and health policy · 2022Pooled it
- Amount and type of physical activity and sports from one year forward after hip or knee arthroplasty-A systematic review.PloS one · 2021Pooled it
- Total joint replacement in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review.Tropical doctor · 2019Pooled it
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- Evaluation of a Digital Decision Aid for Knee Replacement Surgery.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2024Trial
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- A modified minimally invasive subvastus approach shows superior early postoperative clinical outcomes compared to the medial parapatellar approach in total knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis patients: a comparative study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- The Cost Effectiveness of Elective Surgical Procedures with Longer NHS Waiting Lists: A Targeted Review.Applied health economics and health policy · 2025Review
- Use of Bone Bank Grafts in Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty: Patient Characteristics at a Referral Center.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Observational
- Socioeconomic inequalities in patient-reported outcome measures among total hip and knee arthroplasty patients: a comprehensive analysis of instruments and domains.International journal for equity in health · 2025Article
- Research Progress and Hot Topics in Telerehabilitation for Hip or Knee Arthroplasty.Orthopaedic surgery · 2025Review
- Trends and Themes in the Study of Value in Orthopedic Surgery: A Systematic Review.HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery · 2025Review
- A genome-wide association study identifies genetic variants associated with hip pain in the UK Biobank cohort (N = 221,127).Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Does interaction occur between risk factors for revision total knee arthroplasty?Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2024Article
- Adoption of a Societal Perspective in Economic Evaluations of Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Conceptual Paper.Journal of market access & health policy · 2024Article
- Hydrogel-Based 3D Bioprinting Technology for Articular Cartilage Regenerative Engineering.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Maintaining the Physiological Lateral Flexion Gap in the Kinematically Aligned TKA Does Not Compromise Clinical Outcomes at One-Year Follow-Up.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe primary purpose of this study is to assess the existing evidence on the cost-effectiveness of surgical interventions for the management of knee and hip osteoarthritis by systematically reviewing published economic evaluation studies.
methodsA systematic review was conducted for the period 2004 to 2016. Electronic databases were searched to identify both trial and model based economic evaluation studies that evaluated surgical interventions for knee and hip osteoarthritis.
resultsA total of 23 studies met the inclusion criteria and an assessment of these studies showed that total knee arthroplasty (TKA), and total hip arthroplasty (THA) showed evidence of cost-effectiveness and improvement in quality of life of the patients when compared to non-operative and non-surgical procedures. On the other hand, even though delaying TKA and THA may lead to some cost savings in the short-run, the results from the study showed that this was not a cost-effective option.
conclusionsTKA and THA are cost-effective and should be recommended for the management of patients with end stage/severe knee and hip OA. However, there needs to be additional studies to assess the cost-effectiveness of other surgical interventions in order for definite conclusions to be reached.
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