The substantial economic burden of rotator cuff pathology: A nationwide cost‐of‐illness study
Abstract Purpose The purpose of this study is to evaluate the nationwide economic burden of rotator cuff (RC) pathology by quantifying expenditures related to outpatient consultations including out‐of‐pocket expenses, hospitalisations and occupational insurance claims, within a national healthcare system.
Umile Giuseppe Longo +10 more
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Medical security for rare disease patients in China: Insights from patients with Dravet syndrome. [PDF]
Wu J +9 more
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Abstract Purpose Robotic‐arm‐assisted surgery is increasingly used in orthopaedics due to its potential clinical benefits. This real‐world data analysis evaluated the impact of image‐based, robotic‐arm‐assisted total knee arthroplasty (raTKA) over non‐robotic‐arm‐assisted total knee arthroplasty (nraTKA) on perioperative outcomes in Germany based on a ...
Lars‐Rene Tuecking +7 more
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The Price of Silence: What 2 Decades of Policy-and a Pandemic-Have Taken From Spine Surgeons: An Independent Analysis. [PDF]
Lorio MP, Lewandrowski KU.
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Current State of Temporal Bone Education: National Survey of U.S. Otolaryngology Residency Programs
Temporal bone education across U.S. otolaryngology residency programs varies widely in curriculum structure, resource allocation, and evaluation methods. Longitudinal training models are associated with greater annual laboratory exposure compared to condensed formats.
Adam Karkoutli +5 more
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The Future of Endoscopic Spine Surgery in the United States: Lifeline or Liability? [PDF]
Lorio MP +6 more
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Spatiotemporal Medicare Reimbursement Trends and Economic Clusters in Otologic/Neurotologic Surgery
Despite a 16.2% increase in Medicare‐reimbursed otologic/neurotologic procedural volume from 2012 to 2024, inflation‐adjusted reimbursement per service declined by 29.1%, resulting in reduced aggregate spending over time. Shapley decomposition demonstrated that reimbursement erosion, rather than decreased utilization, was the primary driver of spending
Akshay Warrier +4 more
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Health technology assessment and medical insurance access for rare disease drugs in China: A policy review with quantitative insights from publicly available data. [PDF]
Ai D +5 more
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The Application of Telemedicine in Surgery
This figure provides an overview of the content presented in this article. Telemedicine is integrated throughout the entire surgical workflow, with distinct applications across the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases. These applications are enabled by a suite of supporting technologies, while the associated implementation challenges ...
Yufan Yang +8 more
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Determinants of Maternal RSV Vaccination Uptake: A Narrative Review. [PDF]
Nikolaou AI +4 more
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