Not the Last Word: Unnecessary Surgery Can Never Be Done Well.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, 424 Stemmler Hall, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA. orthodoc@uphs.upenn.edu.
Joseph
J
Bernstein
D017046:Cost Savings; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D017048:Health Care Costs; D005102:Health Expenditures; D006801:Humans; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics*; D061214:Patient Safety / Q000191:economics*; D018579:Patient Selection; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000191:economics*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics*