The false economy of increased waiting times for hip and knee arthroplasty
This analysis suggests that waiting beyond three months for THA/TKA resulted in excess costs and diminished HRQoL. Increasing waiting times in the NHS, thus, appear to be a false economy.
Authors
- Navnit S. Makaram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4227-8361)
- Chloe E. H. Scott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0012-1596)
- Liam Z. Yapp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2180-8933)
- Nick D. Clement (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8792-0659)
- Paul N. Karayiannis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8063-0277)
Institutions
- Musgrave Park Hospital (GB)
- Edinburgh Royal Infirmary (GB)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Bone & Joint Journal
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620x.107b9.bjj-2024-0974.r2
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 10.03