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Ethical Considerations in Total Joint Arthroplasty.

Rupesh Tarwala¹, John J Mercuri, Richard Iorio

¹From the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY (Tarwala), the Division of Adult Hip and Knee Reconstruction, Geisinger Musculoskeletal Institute, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Scranton, PA (Mercuri), the Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (Iorio), and Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY (Karkare).

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This review examines ethical challenges in hip and knee replacement surgery, covering industry influence, new technologies, and patient care. Understanding these issues is crucial for optimizing patient outcomes in adult reconstruction.

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Orthopaedic Surgery
Medical Ethics

Background:

Hip and knee arthroplasty significantly enhance patient quality of life.
Ethical considerations are increasingly vital in adult reconstruction due to evolving economics and technology.

Approach:

Review of published literature on ethical issues in adult reconstruction.
Discussion of contemporary ethical challenges, including industry influence, implant marketing, technology adoption, healthcare policy, access to care, and surgical education.

Key Points:

Direct-to-consumer marketing of implants can create unrealistic patient expectations.
Ethical dilemmas involve industry relationships, surgical innovation, and healthcare policy.
Challenges in resident and fellow education and equitable access to care are critical.

Conclusions:

Surgeons must navigate complex ethical issues to optimize patient outcomes.
Balancing standardized treatment with individualized patient care remains a significant challenge.