without explicit targets, does france meet minimum volume thresholds for hip and knee replacement and bariatric surgeries?

Without Explicit Targets, Does France Meet Minimum Volume Thresholds for Hip and Knee Replacement and Bariatric Surgeries?

Without Explicit Targets, Does France Meet Minimum Volume Thresholds for Hip and Knee Replacement and Bariatric Surgeries?

*Correspondence to: William B. Weeks, Email: [email protected] Copyright: © 2016 by Kerman University of Medical Sciences Citation: Weeks WB, Ventelou B, Or Z. Without explicit targets, does France meet minimum volume thresholds for hip and knee replacement and bariatric surgeries? Int J Health Policy Manag. 2016;5(10):613–614. doi:10.15171/ijhpm.2016.105 Received: 6 July 2016; Accepted: 3 Augu...

Hip and knee replacement.

OBJECTIVES This article examines trends in hip and knee replacement surgery between 1981/82 and 1998/99, focussing on procedures involving seniors. It also presents 1998/99 data on readmissions within 30 days. DATA SOURCES Data on hip and knee replacement are from the Hospital Morbidity Database for 1981/82 through 1998/99. The Person-oriented Information Database is used to examine readmissi...

MR imaging after hip and knee replacement.

BACKGROUND Diffusion-weighted (DW) imaging abnormalities often develop in patients after invasive procedures associated with cerebral microembolism. Cerebral microembolism has recently been shown during orthopedic surgery. We here examine the effects of intraoperative microembolism on acute magnetic resonance(MR) imaging in patients undergoing hip and knee replacement. METHODS We enrolled 24 ...

Devolution of hip and knee replacement surgery?

The objectives of this study were to assess trends in referral patterns for joint replacements (JRs) in Ontario between the fiscal year 1988/89 and the fiscal year 1993/94; to assess the redistribution of financial resources if services were provided to residents in the region where they reside; and to estimate the financial implications of the devolution of primary JRs from tertiary-care hospi...

Knee and Hip Joint Replacement Surgery in a Patient with Ochronotic Arthropathy: Surgical Tips

Ochronosis or black joints disorder is a rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by deficiency of homogentisic acidoxidase. Orthopaedic manifestations are common and mostly involve spine and large joints such as knee and hip.Arthropathy is progressive and will eventually leads to arthroplasty. Not being familiar with this disorder might lead todevastating complications. We present a 57 year-ol...