Total elbow arthroplasty in the United States: evaluation of cost, patient demographics, and complication rates

Total elbow arthroplasty in the United States: evaluation of cost, patient demographics, and complication rates

Total elbow arthroplasty (TEA) is utilized in the treatment of rheumatoid and post-traumatic elbow arthritis. TEA is a relatively low volume surgery in comparison to other types of arthroplasty and therefore little is known about current surgical utilization, patient demographics and complication ra...

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Main Authors: Hanbing Zhou, Nathan D. Orvets, Gabriel Merlin, Joshua Shaw, Joshua S. Dines, Mark D. Price, Josef K. Eichinger, Xinning Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Medical Publishing 2016-03-01
Series:Orthopedic Reviews
Subjects:
Total elbow arthroplasty
United States
in-patient trend
complications
insurance
readmission
Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/or/article/view/6113

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