Are joint replacement registries associated with burden of revision changes? A real-world panel data regression analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The association of joint replacement registries with outcomes such as revision burden is uncertain. This study aimed to evaluate whether joint replacement registries are associated with the burden of revision changes while controlling for confounders that could affect the association.

Design

A longitudinal study involving a combination of cross-sectional and time series data from 1980 to 2018. The study was a panel regression analysis using the difference-in-difference method.

Setting

Data from countries with joint replacement registries and countries without joint replacement registries were used. Registry data were obtained from joint replacement registries' annual reports, while non-registry data were obtained from each included country's pooled hospital

SUBMITTER: Okafor CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9843180 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature