More than 80% of total knee replacements can last for 25 years

Rob Cook; Peter Davidson; Rosie Martin; NIHR Dissemination Centre

doi:10.1136/bmj.l5680

More than 80% of total knee replacements can last for 25 years

BMJ. 2019 Dec 31:367:l5680. doi: 10.1136/bmj.l5680.

Authors

Rob Cook¹, Peter Davidson², Rosie Martin³; NIHR Dissemination Centre

Affiliations

¹ Bazian, Economist Intelligence Unit healthcare, London, UK rob.cook@bazian.com.
² Wessex Institute, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
³ Bazian, Economist Intelligence Unit healthcare, London, UK.

PMID: 31892525
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.l5680

Abstract

The studyEvans JT, Walker R, Evans W, Blom AW, Sayers A, Whitehouse MRHow long does a knee replacement last? A systematic review and meta-analysis of case series and national registry reports with more than 15 years of follow-up.Published on 16 February 2019 Lancet 2019;393:655-63This study was supported by the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at the University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Bristol.To read the full NIHR Signal, go to: https://discover.dc.nihr.ac.uk/content/signal-000776/more-than-80-of-total-knee-replacements-can-last-for-25-years.

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MeSH terms

Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee*
Follow-Up Studies
Registries
Research Design