[Total knee and hip arthroplasty within 2 days : The Danish Fast-Track Model].

Background: Patients in Denmark undergoing total knee or hip replacement are routinely discharged within 2 days of surgery. A critical examination of traditional treatment methods, combined with focused research, has during the last 20 years increasingly optimized the treatment course in such a way that it has become possible to radically reduce the length of stay (LOS).

Basics Of The Fast-track Model: The most important elements of this Fast-Track model are described.