What Drives the Material Costs of Total Knee Arthroplasty in the Operating Room?

CONCLUSIONS: The primary operative material expense category was costs associated with the TKA prosthesis and its fixation followed by disposable materials. A large amount of variation exists in the percent of the total cost for a given TKA procedure that can be attributed to each category.PMID:37972555

Source: Surgical Technology International - November 16, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Hannah L Simmons Alison K Klika Ignacio Pasqualini Pedro J Rull án Robert M Molloy Matthew E Deren Joshua L Tidd Nicolas S Piuzzi Source Type: research