Impact of the Economic Downturn on Total Joint Replacement Demand in the United States

2014858 citationsJournal Article

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Kevin J. Bozic · University of California, San Francisco

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Economic downturns in the 2000s did not substantially influence the national growth trends for hip and knee arthroplasty in the United States. These latest updated projections provide a basis for surgeons, hospitals, payers, and policy makers to plan for the future demand for total joint replacement surgery.

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Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Orthopedic Infections and Treatments

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Published in: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volume 96, Issue 8, pp. 624-630

DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.m.00285

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