Patterns and impacts of patient migration for primary knee arthroplasty in China: A national retrospective study
A noticeable number of patients required cross-province migration to get access to KA. Migration didn't make a big difference but caused a greater financial burden. It is imperative to take initiatives to reduce disparities in resource allocation instead of relying on cross-district access.
Authors
- J. K. Sheng
- Xinjia Deng
- Chen Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6454-3739)
- Haoran Feng
- Fanqiang Meng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2200-1859)
- Dongxing Xie
- Huizhong Long
Institutions
- Central South University (CN)
- Hunan University (CN)
- Tibet Autonomous Region People's Hospital (CN)
- Xiangya Hospital Central South University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-10-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0332532
- Primary Topic
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Central South University
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
- National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China
- Science and Technology Program of Hunan Province
- Xiangya Hospital, Central South University
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities