Higher Comorbidities are Correlated With Readmission Following Arthroplasty for Femoral Neck Fracture.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A desire to control cost and improve patient outcomes following arthroplasty led to the introduction of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Service Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Program. Hemi and total hip arthroplasty for femoral neck fracture has been shown to have worse outcomes than those for osteoarthritis. However, little has been studied about the effect of comorbidities on costs associated with arthroplasty for femoral neck fracture. This study investigates how the number of comorbidities influence 90-day outcomes and cost following hemi or total hip arthroplasty for displaced femoral neck fracture in patients covered by the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement bundle.

Methods

We reviewed all Medicare hip fracture patients undergoing hemi o

SUBMITTER: Gazgalis A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11526044 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature