Original paper
Socioeconomic burden of total joint arthroplasty for symptomatic hip and knee osteoarthritis in the Italian population: A 5‐year analysis based on hospitalization records
Abstract
To assess the burden of total joint arthroplasties (TJAs) performed for symptomatic hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) in the Italian population.We analyzed national hospitalizations and diagnosis-related group databases to compute incidence, annual percent change (APC), direct costs, and working days lost between 2001 and 2005 following TJA due to OA.In 2005, we recorded a total of 41,816 (APC +5.4; 95% confidence interval [95% CI] 5.1-5.8) and...
Paper Details
Title
Socioeconomic burden of total joint arthroplasty for symptomatic hip and knee osteoarthritis in the Italian population: A 5‐year analysis based on hospitalization records
Published Date
Aug 27, 2012
Journal
Volume
64
Issue
9
Pages
1320 - 1327
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