The Environmental Impact and Sustainability of Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty

Background: Operating room waste is disposed of in landfill sites, recycled, or undergoes costly, energy-intensive incineration processes. By assessing the quantity and recyclability of waste in primary hip (THA) and knee arthroplasty (TKA), we aim to identify strategies to improve sustainability. M...

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Published in:Arthroplasty Today
Main Authors: Rohan Prakash, MBBS, MA (Cantab), MRCS, Husnain Abid, MBChB, Abdus Wasim, MBBS, MRCS, Akash Sharma, BSc (Hons), MB BS, FRCS(Orth), Yuvraj Agrawal, MBBS, MRCS, FRCS (Tr&Orth)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Subjects:
Arthroplasty
Recycling
Sustainability
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344123001590

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