An elderly patient who suffered a knee injury following a fall and who has severe degenerative disease in her knee is denied an arthroscopy. The orthopedic surgeon does not feel, given her age and severity of disease, that the procedure will help. What is this an example of?

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The orthopedic surgeon's decision to deny the arthroscopy is based on their judgement of the usefulness of the therapy in relation to the patient's age and severity of disease. It is not based on the patient's age, severity of injury, or availability of services.

An Elderly Patient Who Suffered a Knee Injury Following a Fall