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New Technology: Safety, Efficacy, and Learning Curves

Author: Laura Matsen Ko, MD

Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® | Issue 4/2014

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The subspecialty of arthroplasty experiences the mixed blessing that is new technology: new imaging approaches, new bearing surfaces, new navigation systems, new implant designs, and the list goes on. While these technologies may benefit patients, they almost always come with a substantial rise in cost compared existing approaches, and often hit the market with little or no documented clinical benefits. We must consider rising healthcare costs with important practical and ethical considerations. …

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Title: New Technology: Safety, Efficacy, and Learning Curves
Author: Laura Matsen Ko, MD
Publication date: 01-04-2014
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® / Issue 4/2014
Print ISSN: 0009-921X
Electronic ISSN: 1528-1132
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-013-3413-9

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