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The Environmental Impact and Sustainability of Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty

BACKGROUND: Operating room waste is disposed of in landfill sites, recycled, or undergoes costly, energy-intensive incineration processes. By assessing the quantity and recyclability of waste in primary hip (THA) and knee arthroplasty (TKA), we aim to identify strategies to improve sustainability. M...

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Autores principales: Prakash, Rohan, Abid, Husnain, Wasim, Abdus, Sharma, Akash, Agrawal, Yuvraj
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10665707/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38023654
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2023.101254