The aim of this study is to report the implant survival and factors associated with revision of total elbow arthroplasty (TEA) using data from the Dutch national registry. All TEAs recorded in the Dutch national registry between 2014 and 2020 were included. The Kaplan-Meier method was used for survival analysis, and a logistic regression model was used to assess the factors associated with revision.Aims
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Aim. In recent years, many studies on revision for infection after arthroplasty have been published. In national
Introduction. This analysis aims to provide an update of the Level-IV Partners
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Introduction: An arthroplasty database, such as the Swedish Hip Registry, provides a crude means of quality control over the sizable number of prosthetic implants available on the market today. It provides relatively rapid feedback on the performance of orthopaedic devices and surgical techniques, allowing inferior devices and methods to be discontinued. The maintenance of an
Aims. The primary objective of this registry-based study was to compare patient-reported outcomes of cementless and cemented medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) during the first postoperative year. The secondary objective was to assess one- and three-year implant survival of both fixation techniques. Methods. We analyzed 10,862 cementless and 7,917 cemented UKA cases enrolled in the Dutch
Aim. National Joint Replacement Registries, which are important sources for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) data, report an average PJI incidence ranging from 0.5 to 2.0%. Unfortunately, national registries including the Dutch
Aim. The aim of this investigation was to compare risk of infection in both cemented and cementless hemiarthroplasty (HA) as well as total hip arthroplasty (THA) following femoral neck fracture. Methods. Data collection was performed using the German
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Data of high quality are critical for the meaningful interpretation of registry information. The National Joint Registry (NJR) was established in 2002 as the result of an unexpectedly high failure rate of a cemented total hip arthroplasty. The NJR began data collection in 2003. In this study we report on the outcomes following the establishment of a formal data quality (DQ) audit process within the NJR, within which each patient episode entry is validated against the hospital unit’s Patient Administration System and vice-versa. This process enables bidirectional validation of every NJR entry and retrospective correction of any errors in the dataset. In 2014/15 baseline average compliance was 92.6% and this increased year-on-year with repeated audit cycles to 96.0% in 2018/19, with 76.4% of units achieving > 95% compliance. Following the closure of the audit cycle, an overall compliance rate of 97.9% was achieved for the 2018/19 period. An automated system was initiated in 2018 to reduce administrative burden and to integrate the DQ process into standard workflows. Our processes and quality improvement results demonstrate that DQ may be implemented successfully at national level, while minimizing the burden on hospitals. Cite this article:
The increasing number of total hip arthroplasty (THA) used in young patients will inevitably lead to more revision procedures at younger ages, especially since the outcome of primary THA in young patients is already inferior compared to older patients. However, these data are lacking in literature. The aim of this study was to determine the survival of both acetabular and femoral components placed during primary and revision hip arthroplasty in patients under 55 years using Dutch
Aim. The aim of this study was to assess the influence of the true operating room (OR) ventilation on the risk of revision due to infection after primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) reported to the Norwegian
Background. There are few studies of total knee replacements with cemented tibia and uncemented femur (hybrid). Previous studies have not shown any difference in revision rate between different fixation methods, but these studies had few hybrid prostheses. This study evaluates the results of hybrid knee replacements based on data from the Norwegian
There is an ongoing discussion on what bearing surfaces to use in different age groups of total hip replacement patients. We report results from uncemented total hip arthroplasty using ceramic on ceramic bearings reported to the Norwegian
There has been no general agreement about the use of uncemented hip prostheses in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In the present study we compared the results for the cemented and uncemented stem that most commonly had been used in RA patients in the Norwegian
Background: Few studies have compared long-term survival for different types of cemented primary total hip arthroplasties, and prostheses are still used without adequate knowledge of their endurance. Patients and Methods:We compared the 10 most used prosthesis brands cemented with Palacos or Simplex in primary THAs reported to the Norwegian
Background and purpose: Development of minimal invasive operation techniques has given unicompartemental knee arthroplasty (UKA) renewed interest. Indications for use of UKA are however debated, and short-term advantages of UKA over total knee arthroplasty (TKA) should be weighed against the higher risk of reoperation. More knowledge on long term results of pain and function after knee arthroplasties is therefore needed and was the purpose of this study. Methods: Patient-reported pain and function were collected at least two years after the operations in postal questionnaires from 1643 osteoarthritis patients reported to the Norwegian
Background. Improving positioning and alignment by the use of computer assisted surgery (CAS) might improve longevity and function in total knee replacements. This study evaluates the short term results of computer navigated knee replacements based on data from a national register. Patients and Methods. Primary total knee replacements without patella resurfacing, reported to the Norwegian
Background: According to the mid-term results obtained from the previous registry-based studies, survival of cementless stems for aseptic loosening in younger patients with primary osteoarthritis has been better than the survival of cemented stems. However, it has not been clear if the endurance against aseptic loosening of cementless cups is comparable to that of cemented cups. The aim of the present study was to analyze population-based long-term survival rates of the cemented and cementless total hip replacements in patients under the age of fifty-five years with primary osteoarthritis in Finland. Patients and Methods: Between 1980 and 2006, a total of 7310 primary total hip replacements performed for primary osteoarthritis in patients under the age of fifty-five years were entered in the Finnish
Background: In the Norwegian