James Huddleston, M.D.

Publication Details

• Decreased length of stay after TKA is not associated with increased readmission rates in a national Medicare sample.

  Vorhies JS, Wang Y, Herndon JH, Maloney WJ, Huddleston JI. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2012; 470 (1): 166-71

  There is a trend toward decreasing length of hospital stay (LOS) after TKA although it is unclear whether this trend is detrimental to the overall postoperative course. Such information is important for future decisions related to cost containment.

  PubMedID: 21720934