title: Economic choices of national planners who may be dealing with large numbers of orthopaedic procedures and the potential benefits to the system of those choices.
authors.affiliation: Centralia Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: James B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Stiehl
mesh_terms: D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000191:economics*; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D007720:Knee Prosthesis / Q000191:economics*; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000191:economics*; D010329:Patella / Q000601:surgery*