Routine Pathologic Examination of the Femoral Head in Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Survey Study of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons

Routine Pathologic Examination of the Femoral Head in Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Survey Study of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons

Background: Current literature does not provide conclusive evidence on whether routine pathologic examination of femoral heads from total hip arthroplasty is indicated or cost-effective. As a result, there is substantial variation in opinion among surgeons related to this issue. Our study aim was to...

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Main Authors: Sumon Nandi, MD, MBA, Javad Parvizi, MD, FRCS, Muyibat A. Adelani, MD, Timothy S. Brown, MD, John C. Clohisy, MD, P. Maxwell Courtney, MD, Matthew J. Dietz, MD, Brett R. Levine, MD, MS, Simon C. Mears, MD, PhD, Jesse E. Otero, MD, PhD, Ran Schwarzkopf, MD, MSc, Thorsten M. Seyler, MD, PhD, Scott M. Sporer, MD, MS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-02-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Subjects:
Femoral head
Hip
Arthroplasty
Pathology
Routine
Cost
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344122002576

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