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Rationing of total knee replacement: a cost-effectiveness analysis on a large trial data set

OBJECTIVES: Many UK primary care trusts have recently introduced eligibility criteria restricting total knee replacement (TKR) to patients with low pre-operative Oxford Knee Scores (OKS) to cut expenditure. We evaluate these criteria by assessing the cost-effectiveness of TKR compared with no knee r...

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Autores principales: Dakin, Helen, Gray, Alastair, Fitzpatrick, Ray, MacLennan, Graeme, Murray, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Group 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3269047/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22290396
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000332