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Louisiana

    Compare the performance of surgeons practicing at hospitals in this state, in one of the following procedures:

Knee Replacement

Total knee replacement (ICD-9-CM code 81.54)

Replace diseased knee joint with an artificial knee. The most common reason for a knee replacement is osteoarthritis, which is a breakdown of the cartilage in the joint. More information »

67Louisiana hospitals performed this procedure on Medicare patients.
11 (16%)have at least one surgeon with a low adjusted complication rate.
Alert stop2 50396a7919fcffb9b54ceb393a298dce637a556b013844b32d7e939e9458f99d23 (34%)have at least one surgeon with a high adjusted complication rate.

Sorted by the surgeon with the lowest adjusted rate of complications at each hospital, along with a measure representing the combined performance of surgeons and hospitals for these procedures.

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OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER, NEW ORLEANS
TOURO INFIRMARY, NEW ORLEANS
DAUTERIVE HOSPITAL, NEW IBERIA
TULANE MEDICAL CENTER, NEW ORLEANS