The Impact of Month on Joint Arthroplasty In-Hospital Outcomes: The December Effect

Background: The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of month of the year on postsurgical outcomes after primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and to specifically analyze for a December effect. Material and methods: The National Inpatient Sample was used to...

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Main Authors: Abdul Kareem Zalikha, MD, Kassem-Ali J. Abbas, MSBS, Patrick Karabon, MSc, Inaya Hajj Hussein, PhD, Mouhanad M. El-Othmani, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-08-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344121002417