title: Managing orthopedic implant costs takes imagination and a smart game plan. Many hospitals have succeeded in controlling implant costs.
authors.affiliation: Sg2, London, England.
authors.forename: Wade
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Johannessen
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control; D006801:Humans; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000191:economics*