Regional variation in low-value musculoskeletal surgery: a nationwide study from the Finnish Care Register
The incidence of low-value surgery is declining but regional differences remain large. It is unlikely that regional variation in disease incidence explains such large variation in low-value surgery. Instead, local treatment culture seems to be the driving force behind low-value surgery, and the practices seem to be more entrenched in small hospitals.
Authors
- Ville Ponkilainen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5026-4560)
- Ville M. Mattila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9946-4830)
- Anniina Laurema
- Teemu Karjalainen
Institutions
- Coxa Hospital (FI)
- Tampere University Hospital (FI)
- Moisio Hospital (FI)
- Tampere University (FI)
- Central Finland Health Care District (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Orthopaedica
- Published
- 2024-09-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2340/17453674.2024.41930
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.79