Editorial: The value of arthroplasty registries: from surveillance to societal impact

Ola Rolfson; John McKie; Anne Lübbeke

doi:10.2340/17453674.2026.46171

Editorial: The value of arthroplasty registries: from surveillance to societal impact

Acta Orthop. 2026 May 29:97:326-328. doi: 10.2340/17453674.2026.46171.

Authors

Ola Rolfson¹, John McKie², Anne Lübbeke³

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg; Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg; Swedish Arthroplasty Register, Gothenburg, Sweden. ola.rolfson@vgregion.se.
² New Zealand Joint Registry, Christchurch, New Zealand.
³ Division of Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Trauma Care, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva; Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, UK.

Abstract

Info — Since early 2025, Acta Orthopaedica has served as the official publisher of the International Society of Arthroplasty Registries (ISAR) congresses. Founded in 2005, ISAR (https://www.isarhome.org) is a global organization comprising national, regional, and institutional joint replacement registries. Its mission is to improve outcomes for patients undergoing joint replacement surgery worldwide.

Since 2012, ISAR has organized annual congresses featuring register-based research. Following the 14th International Congress of Arthroplasty Registries, held in Christchurch, New Zealand, presenters were invited to submit their work to Acta Orthopaedica. Over the past year, this initiative has resulted in 13 publications covering a broad range of topics. This partnership has been extended, looking ahead to the 15th congress held in Lund May 30 to June 1, 2026.

Presenters at the Lund Congress are welcomed to submit their studies to Acta Orthopaedic with a deadline of October 1, 2026.