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Megan Walters1, Monique C Chambers1, Zain Sayeed1
1Division of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, 701 North First Street, Springfield, IL 62781, USA.
Abstract:
As health care reforms continue to improve quality of care, significant emphasis will be placed on evaluation of orthopedic patient outcomes. Total joint arthroplasty (TJA) has a proven track record of enhancing patient quality of life and are easily replicable. The outcomes of these procedures serve as a measure of health care initiative success. Specifically, length of stay, will be targeted as a marker of quality of surgical care delivered to TJA patients. Within this review, we will discuss preoperative and postoperative methods by which orthopedic surgeons may enhance TJA outcomes and effectively reduce length of stay.
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