Are femoral stems in primary total knee arthroplasty cost effective in high fracture risk patients? A risk model and cost analysis.
Forrest RackardNoah GilreathIgnacio PasqualiniRobert MolloyViktor E KrebsNicolas Santiago PiuzziMatthew DerenPublished in: The journal of knee surgery (2024)
FS TKA is not cost effective for low fracture risk patients but may be cost effective for patients with fracture risk greater than 20%. Further study is needed to better define the quantifiable risk reduction achieved in using FS TKA, and identify high risk PPF patients.