Explaining regional variation in elective hip and knee arthroplasties in Finland 2010 - 2017-a register-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A persistent research finding in industrialised countries has been regional variation in medical practices including elective primary hip and knee arthroplasty. The aim of the study was to examine regional variations in elective total hip and knee arthroplasties over time, and the proportions of these variations which can be explained by individual level or area-level differences in need.

Methods

We obtained secondary data from the Care Register for Health Care to study elective primary hip and knee arthroplasties in total Finnish population aged 25 + years between 2010 and 2017. Two-level Poisson regression models - individuals and hospital regions - were used to study regional differences in the incidence of elective hip and knee arthroplasties in two time perio

SUBMITTER: Manderbacka K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9270793 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature