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Multicenter Study
. 2010 Apr;92(3):231-5.
doi: 10.1308/003588410X12628812458572. Epub 2010 Mar 10.

Temporal trends in primary total hip and knee arthroplasty surgery: results from a UK regional joint register, 1991-2004

T Ibrahim  1 , B Bloch, C N Esler, K R Abrams, W M Harper
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Multicenter Study

Temporal trends in primary total hip and knee arthroplasty surgery: results from a UK regional joint register, 1991-2004

T Ibrahim et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2010 Apr.

Abstract

Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate temporal trends in the prevalence of primary total hip and knee replacements (THRs and TKRs) throughout the Trent region from 1991 to 2004.

Patients and methods: The Trent Regional Arthroplasty Study records details of primary THR and TKR prospectively and data from the register were examined. Age and gender population data were provided by the Office for National Statistics.

Results: A total of 26,281 THRs and 23,606 TKRs were recorded during this period. Analysis showed that females had an increased incidence rate ratio (IRR) for both primary THR (IRR = 1.29; 95% CI 1.26-1.33; P < 0.001) and TKR (IRR = 1.17; 95% CI 1.14-1.20; P < 0.001). Patients aged 74-85 years had the largest IRR for both primary THR (IRR = 6.7; 95% CI 6.4-7.0; P < 0.001) and TKR (IRR = 15.3; 95% CI 14.4-16.3; P < 0.001).

Conclusions: The prevalence of primary TKR increased significantly over time whereas THR remained steady in the Trent region between 1991 and 2004.

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Procedural rates of primary total hip and knee replacements (THRs and TKRs) from 1991 to 2004. The procedural rates were calculated as the register count per 100,000 persons in the population defined by the ONS.
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Procedural rates of primary total hip replacement by gender.
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Procedural rates of primary total knee replacement by gender.
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Figure 4
Procedural rates of primary total hip replacement by diagnosis.
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Figure 5
Procedural rates of primary total knee replacement by diagnosis.
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Figure 6
Procedural rates of primary total hip replacement by age group.
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Figure 7
Procedural rates of primary total knee replacement by age group.
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