Technology and cost-effectiveness in knee arthroplasty: computer navigation and robotics

Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2009 Feb;38(2 Suppl):32-6.

Abstract

Our aim in this article is to describe the impact that navigation technology has had on the market share of a community hospital and, specifically, to determine whether a high-volume surgeon using these technologies actually costs the hospital more than other surgeons at the same hospital and more than national means. In addition, we develop a comparable cost-effectiveness model for robotic technology in unicompartmental knee arthroplasty to demonstrate the potential cost-effectiveness at the same hospital.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / economics*
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / instrumentation
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / methods
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Humans
  • Knee Joint / surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
  • Orthopedic Equipment / economics*
  • Orthopedics* / economics
  • Orthopedics* / methods
  • Robotics*
  • Surgery, Computer-Assisted / economics*