Comparing contemporary revision burden among hip and knee joint replacement registries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hip and knee arthroplasties are common and successful procedures, however, success and durability are not guaranteed. The revision burden, defined as the ratio of implant revisions to the total number of arthroplasties in a specific period, is a measure of the steady state of arthroplasty success in a given registry. This study examines the hypothesis that revision burden would be similar among contemporary joint replacement registries and improving over time compared with historic controls.

Methods

We evaluated the national joint registries of 5 health systems (Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry [AOANJRR]; National Joint Registry of England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and the Isle of Man; New Zealand Joint Registry [NZJR]; Swedis

SUBMITTER: McGrory BJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4957265 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature