Background: Continuity of primary care (CPC) improves patient well-being, but the
association between CPC and surgical outcomes has not been well studied. The numbers of …

Background Korea's rapidly aging population has led to a rise in the prevalence of knee
osteoarthritis (which reached upwards of 21.3% in 2017) in elderly people aged 65 years …

Background: Major joint replacement surgical procedures are common, elective procedures
with a care episode that includes both inpatient readmissions and postoperative emergency …

Abstract Background The Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model, developed by
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, aims to improve the quality of joint …

The authors specifically sought to determine how many patients return to the emergency
department within 30 days of discharge, if this visit was related to pain, and what factors …

Background Longitudinal continuity between a patient and his/her primary care physician is
an important aspect in measuring continuity of care (COC). The majority of previous studies …

The increasing number of patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has resulted in
efforts to better understand patient utilization of healthcare services in the 90-day …

Rationale, aims and objectives Persistently long waiting times for hip and knee total joint
arthroplasty (TJA) specialist consultations have been identified as a problem. This study …

Background Enhanced care in joint replacement requires identification and correction of the
causes of delay in discharge while ensuring practice remains safe. We conducted …

Background: Unplanned visits to the emergency department after total joint arthroplasty are
far more common than unplanned readmissions. Our objectives were to characterize the …