The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 19, Issue 6 , Pages 700-705, September 2004

Comorbid illness affects hospital costs related to hip arthroplasty:

Quantification of health status and implications for fair reimbursement and surgeon comparisons1

  • Amit N. Shah, MD, MHSc

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
    • Dr. Shah currently is a resident physician at the University of California, Los Angeles, California.
    • ,
  • Thomas P. Vail, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
    • ,
  • Donald Taylor, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Policy, Law, and Management, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
    • ,
  • Ricardo Pietrobon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Ricardo Pietrobon, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, PO Box 3094, Durham, NC 27710 USA

Received 31 March 2003; accepted 1 February 2004.

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PII: S0883-5403(04)00222-0

doi:10.1016/j.arth.2004.02.034

The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 19, Issue 6 , Pages 700-705, September 2004

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