Contributing to the Value Equation: How Uniform Musculoskeletal Implant Labeling could Improve Quality and Decrease Costs for Orthopedic Patients

This article reviews the published literature related to orthopedic implant waste, its potential contributing factors, and the impact on quality related to improper implant selection. It concludes by reviewing developed international standards around uniform implant labeling and discusses how uniform labeling can benefit human based selection errors based on human factors engineering principles.

Source: Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics - May 30, 2017 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Kent Jason Lowry Source Type: research