Frailty and associated healthcare expenditures among patients undergoing total hip and knee arthroplasty - 03/02/25

Doi : 10.1016/j.tjfa.2025.100030 
Donna Ron a, , Alton B. Daley b, Marcus P. Coe b, Michael D. Herrick c, Robert H. Roth c, Alexander T. Abess c, Pablo Martinez-Camblor c, d, Stacie G. Deiner c, Myles D. Boone c, e
a Department of Community and Family Medicine, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH 
b Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH 
c Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH 
d Department of Biomedical Data Science, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH 
e Department of Neurology, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH 

Corresponding Author: Donna Ron, MD, Department of Community and Family Medicine - Dartmouth Health, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756. +1-(603)-650-5922Department of Community and Family Medicine - Dartmouth Health1 Medical Center DriveLebanonNH03756

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Abstract

Background

Major joint surgery is one of the largest components of Medicare spending in the US and the most frequent major procedure performed in older adults. Increasing age is associated with increasing prevalence of frailty, but the influence of frailty on healthcare expenditures following arthroplasty has yet to be adequately explored.

Objective

To explore the association between frailty and healthcare expenditures in the year following total hip and knee arthroplasties.

Design

Retrospective cohort study

Setting

United States population

Participants

Medicare beneficiaries 65 and older undergoing total knee or hip arthroplasty (n=1,152,872) from 2017 through 2018.

Measurements

Claims-based frailty index (exposure), total 1-year Medicare expenditures broken down by category (primary outcome), in-hospital complications, length of stay, discharge destination, readmission and mortality (secondary outcomes).

Results

Among 435,496 patients who underwent hip (37.8%) and 717,376 patients who underwent knee arthroplasty (62.2%), the mean age was 73.7 years and 19.2% were classified as frail. Median total expenditures in US dollars at one year were higher in those with frailty ($247,503; IQR [$169,400-$391,176]) relative to the prefrail ($179,379 [$127,396-$265,039]) and robust ($130,314 [$85,438-$199,605]) groups. Total expenditures included the index surgical admission, rehospitalization, skilled nursing care, and outpatient care, all of which were higher with increasing frailty. However, the surgical procedure accounted for less than a third of the total 1-year healthcare costs and was the category with the lowest degree of variation between patients. Frailty was also associated with longer lengths of stay, higher risks of complications, readmission, and mortality and lower likelihood of being discharged home after the procedure.

Conclusions

Among older adults undergoing total hip and knee arthroplasty, frailty is associated with higher healthcare expenditures, predominantly driven by longitudinal care during the year following the procedure. More research is needed to test interventions to improve outcomes and reduce cost in this high-risk population.

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Keywords : Frailty, Health Expenditures, Arthroplasty, Medicare


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 Disclosures: Dr. Ron's work on this research is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award T32HP32520. The contents are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government. The work of Drs. Martinez-Camblor, Abess, Boone, Herrick, Roth and Deiner was supported by the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.


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