Publications by authors named "F U Niethard"
Background: A different utilization of health care services due to socioeconomic status on the same health plan contradicts the principle of equal treatment. We investigated the presence and magnitude of socioeconomic differences in utilization of diagnostic imaging and non-pharmaceutical conservative therapies for patients with spinal diseases.
Methods: The cohort study based on routine healthcare data from Germany with 11.
Background: Rising surgery rates have raised questions about the indications for spinal surgery. The study investigated patient-level and regional factors associated with spinal surgery for patients with spinal diseases.
Methods: We undertook a cohort study based on routine healthcare data from Germany of 18.
Background: Over the last years, new transfusion guidelines and pharmaceuticals have been introduced in primary and revision total hip and knee arthroplasty (P-THA, P-TKA, R-THA, R-TKA). In the US, a substantial decrease in transfusions has been observed in recent years. Little data exists on the subject in Europe.
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- The study examines how the volume of revision total knee arthroplasties (R-TKAs) performed at hospitals affects the rates of re-revision and other complications after surgery.
- Analyzing data from over 23,000 R-TKAs, researchers found that hospitals performing fewer than 25 R-TKAs per year had a higher risk of re-revision within a year.
- The conclusion suggests that performing complex surgeries like R-TKAs in specialized centers with higher experience may improve patient outcomes.