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This editorial provides commentary on a study evaluating the risk of readmission after total hip arthroplasty for patients discharged to a skilled nursing facility.
High readmission risk after THA discharge to skilled nursing facilities persists regardless of function; leaves open optimal geriatric discharge strategies.
1Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA 2Geriatrics Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Birmingham VA Health Care System, Birmingham, AL, USA K. S. Boockvar, 933 19th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA, Email: [email protected] This CORR Insights® is a commentary on the article "High Risk of Readmission After THA Regardless of Functional Status in Patients Discharged to Skilled Nursing Facility" by Pasqualini and colleagues available at: DOI: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000002950. The author (KSB) certifies receipt of personal payments or benefits, during the study period, in an amount of less than USD 10,000 from The New Jewish Home. All ICMJE Conflict of Interest Forms for authors and Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® editors and board members are on file with the publication and can be viewed on request. The opinions expressed are those of the writer, and do not reflect the opinion or policy of CORR® or The Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons®.
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Kenneth S. Boockvar (2024) conducted an editorial in Total Hip Arthroplasty. This editorial provides commentary on a study evaluating the risk of readmission after total hip arthroplasty for patients discharged to a skilled nursing facility.
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