Conversion Total Hip Arthroplasty in the Era of Bundled Care Payments: Impacts on Costs of Care

• Published in: The Journal of arthroplasty Vol. 38; no. 6; pp. 998 - 1003
• Main Authors: Hunter, Michael D., Desmarais, Jason D., Quilligan, Edward J., Scudday, Travis S., Patel, Jay J., Barnett, Steven L., Gorab, Robert S., Nassif, Nader A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.06.2023
• Subjects: Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip - adverse effects; bundled payment; conversion arthroplasty; conversion total hip arthroplasty; diagnosis-related group; Diagnosis-Related Groups; hip arthroplasty; Humans; Intraoperative Complications; Length of Stay; Postoperative Complications - etiology; Retrospective Studies; diagnosis-related group; hip arthroplasty; conversion arthroplasty; conversion total hip arthroplasty; bundled payment

Conversion hip arthroplasty is defined as a patient who has had prior open or arthroscopic hip surgery with or without retained hardware that is removed and replaced with arthroplasty components. Currently, it is classified under the same diagnosis-related group as primary total hip arthroplasty (TH...