Joint replacement registries in the United States: a new paradigm

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2014 Sep 17;96(18):1567-9. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.N.00641.

Authors

David C Ayers¹, Patricia D Franklin²

Affiliations

¹ The Arthritis and Joint Replacement Center, 119 Belmont Street, Worcester, MA 01605. E-mail address: ayersd@ummhc.org.
² Department of Orthopedics and Physical Rehabilitation, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655.

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Arthroplasty, Replacement / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Middle Aged
Osteoarthritis / epidemiology
Osteoarthritis / surgery
Pain, Postoperative / etiology
Patient Outcome Assessment
Product Recalls and Withdrawals
Prosthesis Failure / adverse effects
Registries*
Treatment Outcome
United States / epidemiology

Grants and funding

P50 HS018910/HS/AHRQ HHS/United States