Evidence of no benefit from knee surgery for osteoarthritis led to coverage changes and is linked to decline in procedures

Health Affairs

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2242-2249

  Howard, David ^a   Brophy, Robert ^b   Howell, Stephen ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DEBRIDEMENT; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE SURGERY; LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENISCECTOMY; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLICATION; RISK REDUCTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DEBRIDEMENT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; SURGICENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871953781     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2012.0644     Document Type: Article

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