Understanding the uptake of new hip replacement implants in the UK: a cohort study using data from the National Joint Registry for England and Wales.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Primary: describe uptake of new implant components (femoral stem or acetabular cup/shell) for total hip replacements (THRs) in the National Joint Registry for England and Wales (NJR). Secondary: compare the characteristics of: (a) surgeons and (b) patients who used/received new rather than established components.

Design

Cohort of 618 393 primary THRs performed for osteoarthritis (±other indications) by 4979 surgeons between 2008 and 2017 in England and Wales from the NJR. We described the uptake of new (first recorded use >2008, used within 5 years) stems/cups, and variation in uptake by surgeons (primary objectives). We explored surgeon-level and patient-level factors associated with use/receipt of new components with logistic regression models (secondary objecti

SUBMITTER: Penfold CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6886938 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature