Background:Revision total knee arthroplasties (TKA) are costly, time-intensive, and technically demanding procedures. There are concerns regarding the valuation of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes and the assigned relative value units (RVU) as a potential disincentive to perform revision TKAs...
Postoperative blood salvage in hip and knee arthroplasty. A prospective study on cost effectiveness in 161 patients. We conducted a prospective controlled study on 161 patients who underwent primary or revision total hip or knee arthroplasty to assess the efficacy and lim... L Rizzi,P Bertacchi,LM...
CPT: Current Procedural Terminology ECI: Elixhauser comorbidity index FCI: Functional comorbidity index ICD-10: International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision IRB: Institutional Review Board PHD: Premier Healthcare Database SD: Standard deviation TKA: Total knee arthroplasty VRAS: VE...
Economic impact of venous thromboembolism after hip and knee arthroplasty: potential impact of rivaroxaban. Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res. 2011;11(3):299-306. doi:10.1586/erp.11.15PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 6. Fisher WD. Impact of venous thromboembolism on clinical management and ...
Each one of the positions of the code represents one aspect of the procedure: First = Section (0 = Surgical); Second = Organic system (S= Lower joints); Third = Type of procedure (R = Replacement/G = Fusion/W = Revision); Fourth = Anatomical ...
Introduction: In this study, we evaluate how race corresponds to specific complications and costs following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Our hypothesis was that minority patients, comprising Black, Asian, and Hispanic patients, would have higher complication and revision rates ...
The data were analyzed for postoperative infections and readmissions within 90 days as well as failure of TAA defined as conversion to ankle arthrodesis, revision ankle arthroplasty, and/or infection requiring postoperative irrigation and debridement. Results: A total of 7,52...
Using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) and Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes, the Premier Healthcare Database was queried for all adults who underwent primary elective THA or TKA from January 2015 to December 2020. Patients were classified into 3 ...
Hommel H, Perka C, Pfitzner T (2016) Preliminary results of a new surgical technique in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) using the native ligament tension for femoral implant positioning in varus osteoarthritis. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 136(7):991-997...
Total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) is performed less frequently than total hip and knee arthroplasty and may take longer to perform yet has a similar RVU assignment. The purpose of this study is to determine differences in RVU/minute and dollars/minute for primary and revision TSA and to compare...