Reimbursement and Complications in Outpatient vs Inpatient Unicompartmental Arthroplasty

摘要

Background: Increasing utilization of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) has driven a greater push for outpatient treatment and cost containment in the setting of bundled payments. The purpose of this study is to evaluate utilization trends of inpatient vs outpatient UKA, index episode and 90-day reimbursement, and any differences in medical or surgical complications.