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Table 2 Available years for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) quality indicators in quality reports (table based on [22])

From: Impact of suspending minimum volume requirements for knee arthroplasty on hospitals in Germany: an uncontrolled before–after study

TKA Quality Indicator

2006

2008

2010

2012

2013

2014

aTKA meets indication criteria

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

aPerioperative antibiotic prophylaxis applied

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

aPostoperative mobility (neutral zero method) measured

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

aPostoperative mobility of at least 0/0/90 (neutral zero method)

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Postoperative wound infection

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Ratio of observed to expected rate (o/e) of postoperative wound infections

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Reoperation due to complications

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Ratio of observed to expected rate (o/e) of reoperations due to complications

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

In-hospital mortality

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Ratio of observed to expected rate (o/e) of in-hospital mortality

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

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