A population-based study of trends in the use of total hip and total knee arthroplasty, 1969-2008.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To study the rates of use of total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) during the past 4 decades.

Methods

The Rochester Epidemiology Project was used to identify all Olmsted County, Minnesota, residents who underwent THA or TKA from January 1, 1969, through December 31, 2008. We used a population-based approach because few data are available on long-term trends in the use of THA and TKA in the United States. Rates of use were determined by age- and sex-specific person-years at risk. Poisson regression was used to assess temporal trends by sex and age group.

Results

The age- and sex-adjusted use of THA increased from 50.2 (95% confidence interval [CI], 40.5-59.8) per 100,000 person-years in 1969-1972 to 145.5 (95% CI, 134.2-156.9) in 2005

SUBMITTER: Singh JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2947961 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature