Can Robot-Assisted Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Be Cost-Effective? A Markov Decision Analysis.

Journal: The Journal of arthroplasty

Published Date: Oct 26, 2015

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) is a treatment option for single-compartment knee osteoarthritis. Robotic assistance may improve survival rates of UKA, but the cost-effectiveness of robot-assisted UKA is unknown. The purpose of this study was to delineate the revision rate, hospital volume, and robotic system costs for which this technology would be cost-effective.

Authors

Wayne E Moschetti

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire.
Joseph F Konopka

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Harry E Rubash

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
James W Genuario

Steadman-Hawkins Clinic, Denver, Colorado.

Keywords

Aged Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee Cost-Benefit Analysis Decision Support Techniques Decision Trees Hospitals Humans Knee Joint Markov Chains Middle Aged Osteoarthritis, Knee Quality-Adjusted Life Years Reoperation Robotics Survival Rate

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Can Robot-Assisted Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Be Cost-Effective? A Markov Decision Analysis.

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