Staff education compared with active real-time waste segregation to reduce the environmental impact of hip and knee arthroplasty: a multicentre study

Staff education compared with active real-time waste segregation to reduce the environmental impact of hip and knee arthroplasty: a multicentre study

Aims: Arthroplasty has been shown to generate the most waste among all orthopaedic subspecialties, and it is estimated that hip and knee arthroplasty generate in excess of three million kg of waste annually in the UK. Infectious waste generates up to ten times more CO2 compared with recycled waste,...

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Main Authors: Rohan Prakash, Ahmed Nasser, Akshat Sharma, Deborah Eastwood, Mike Reed, Yuvraj Agrawal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery 2024-12-01
Series:Bone & Joint Open
Subjects:
arthroplasty
sustainability
recycling
environment
hip and knee arthroplasties
total knee arthroplasty (tka)
knee
total hip arthroplasty (tha)
carbon
t-test
anaesthetic
methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa)
national joint registry
Online Access:https://online.boneandjoint.org.uk/doi/epdf/10.1302/2633-1462.512.BJO-2024-0167.R1
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