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Clinical Trial
. 2010 Jun;25(4):547-51.
doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2009.03.012. Epub 2009 May 8.

Patient education before hip or knee arthroplasty lowers length of stay

Richard S Yoon  1 , Kate W Nellans, Jeffrey A Geller, Abraham D Kim, Maiken R Jacobs, William Macaulay
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Clinical Trial

Patient education before hip or knee arthroplasty lowers length of stay

Richard S Yoon et al. J Arthroplasty. 2010 Jun.

Abstract

From April 2006 to May 2007, 261 patients undergoing primary unilateral total hip arthroplasty or total knee arthroplasty were offered voluntary participation in a one-on-one preoperative educational program. Length of stay (LOS) and inpatient data were monitored and recorded, prospectively. Education participants enjoyed a significantly shorter LOS than nonparticipants for both total hip arthroplasty (3.1 +/- 0.8 days vs 3.9 +/- 1.4 days; P = .0001) and total knee arthroplasty (3.1 +/- 0.9 days vs 4.1 +/- 1.9 days; P = .001).

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