BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Table 5 Cost of each component of revision TKA in Taiwan

From: Clinical outcomes of various types of revision surgeries after unicompartmental knee arthroplasty failure

Revision component	Zimmer¹		United¹
Revision component	Cost²	NHI points³	Cost²	NHI points³
TKA	80450	64704	69000	64704
Femoral component	38750	19106.85	20336	19106.85
Tibial component	23000	14732.55	16000	14732.55
Insert	26837	26265.75	26837	26265.75
Patella	7100	6259.05	6662	6259.05
Stem rod	8700	5966.1	7000	5966.1
Femoral augment	4400	3138.45	3900	3138.45
Tibial wedge	4400	3138.45	3900	3138.45

¹ The most common brands of revision TKA prostheses in Taiwan are Zimmer and United
² The cost is presented as New Taiwan Dollar
³ NHI points are based on National Health Insurance Fee Schedule in Taiwan

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