2022
Societal Cost of Opioid Use in Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis Patients in the United States
Huizinga JL, Stanley EE, Sullivan JK, Song S, Hunter DJ, Paltiel AD, Neogi T, Edwards RR, Katz JN, Losina E. Societal Cost of Opioid Use in Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis Patients in the United States. Arthritis Care & Research 2022, 74: 1349-1358. PMID: 33629485, PMCID: PMC8382774, DOI: 10.1002/acr.24581.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic knee osteoarthritisOpioid use disorderOpioid useMcMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) pain scoreSymptomatic knee osteoarthritis patientsLong-term pain managementProlonged opioid usePublic health causeStrong opioid useSocietal costsKnee osteoarthritis patientsSocietal economic burdenDirect medical costsMedicare Current Beneficiary SurveyOsteoarthritis Policy ModelCriminal justice costsOUD prevalencePain scoresSD ageOpioid regimensPain managementKnee osteoarthritisOsteoarthritis patientsWestern OntarioMedical costs
2015
Lifetime Medical Costs of Knee Osteoarthritis Management in the United States: Impact of Extending Indications for Total Knee Arthroplasty
Losina E, Paltiel AD, Weinstein AM, Yelin E, Hunter DJ, Chen SP, Klara K, Suter LG, Solomon DH, Burbine SA, Walensky RP, Katz JN. Lifetime Medical Costs of Knee Osteoarthritis Management in the United States: Impact of Extending Indications for Total Knee Arthroplasty. Arthritis Care & Research 2015, 67: 203-215. PMID: 25048053, PMCID: PMC4422214, DOI: 10.1002/acr.22412.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal knee arthroplastyDirect medical costsOA patientsKnee osteoarthritisMedical costsKnee arthroplastyTKA utilizationEligibility criteriaEffective nonoperative therapiesKellgren/LawrenceKnee osteoarthritis managementKnee OA patientsSymptomatic knee osteoarthritisMulticenter Osteoarthritis StudyLifetime costsUtilization Project dataOsteoarthritis Policy ModelLifetime direct medical costsLifetime medical costsHealth care costsMedicare reimbursement schedulesTotal lifetime costsNonoperative therapySymptomatic osteoarthritisOsteoarthritis management