The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume
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J Bone Joint Surg Am · Apr 2009
Randomized Controlled TrialCost-effectiveness of accelerated perioperative care and rehabilitation after total hip and knee arthroplasty.
Accelerated perioperative rehabilitation protocols following total hip and knee arthroplasties are currently being implemented worldwide, but the cost-effectiveness of these protocols from a societal perspective is not known. We compared the cost-effectiveness of an accelerated perioperative care and rehabilitation protocol with that of a more standard protocol for patients treated with total hip and knee arthroplasty. ⋯ An accelerated perioperative care and rehabilitation protocol can be both cost-saving and clinically more effective after total hip arthroplasty, whereas it can be cost-saving with no observed significant difference in effect, from a societal perspective, after knee arthroplasty.