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Study: Patient-specific approach to TKA more economically effective than standard approach
Patient-matched instrumentation could be economically effective for surgeons performing total knee arthroplasty, according to recent results in Archives of Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery.
“The analysis suggests that use of PMI [patient-matched instrumentation] in TKA is economically effective when compared to standard instrumentation,” the authors wrote in their abstract.
The researchers compared PMI with standard instrumentation using activity-based costing, an approach that measures cost by adding the cost of each activity in the procedure together. They determined improvement in productivity through gained operating room time and potential additional revenue to the hospital, according to the abstract.
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With a patient-specific approach, the researchers noted that operating room efficiency and efficient use of surgical trays increased. Hospitals gained an estimated €78,240 per year in additional revenue due to time gained in the operating room to perform surgeries other than TKA, according to the abstract.