In-Hospital Cost of Total Hip Arthroplasty in Canada and the United States
- 1 November 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume
- Vol. 86 (11), 2435-2439
- https://doi.org/10.2106/00004623-200411000-00012
Abstract
Background:There is little information comparing the costs of specific surgical procedures performed in Canada and those done in the United States. The objective of this study was to compare the in-hospital costs associated with primary total hip arthroplasty performed in the two countries.Methods:IKeywords
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