prostheses on the market available for use and not all perform the same. Many have no published outcomes. Joint replacement registries provide an appropriate way to monitor the real-world outcomes of these procedures and can provide comparative data on the
Richard N de Steiger, Brian R Hallstrom, Anne Lübbeke, Elizabeth W Paxton, Liza N van Steenbergen, and Mark Wilkinson
Martyn Porter, Richard Armstrong, Peter Howard, Matthew Porteous, and J. Mark Wilkinson
potential immobility of patients. It is my hope that this report will play its part in helping to bring such a registry into being’. The National Joint Registry of England and Wales (NJR) was established in 2002 on the recommendation of Lord Hunt, the
Farhan Syed and Anthony Ugwuoke
interest in total ankle arthroplasty. 1 In this article, we look at recent outcomes derived from various joint registries and research papers to discuss the current indications, trends and survival of ankle arthroplasty. Search methodology
Volkmar Jansson, Alexander Grimberg, Oliver Melsheimer, Carsten Perka, and Arnd Steinbrück
collaboration between EPRD and the National Joint Registry of England, Wales and Northern Ireland (NJR). Representatives of the 28 orthopaedic implant manufacturers are responsible for maintaining the database of some 57 000 individual components. Collaboration
Richard N. de Steiger and Stephen E. Graves
Background In 1993, largely as a result of the Scandinavian experience, the Australian Orthopaedic Association (AOA) recognized the need to establish a national joint replacement registry and, after consultation with the Commonwealth
Colby Foster, Christopher Posada, Bryan Pack, Brian R. Hallstrom, and Richard E. Hughes
Congress of Arthroplasty Registries in 2016. 8 PubMed and internet searches were also used to identify other potentially qualifying national and regional arthroplasty registry reports. In addition, we reviewed reports from the American Joint
Ian Wilson, Eric Bohm, Anne Lübbeke, Stephen Lyman, Søren Overgaard, Ola Rolfson, Annette W-Dahl, Mark Wilkinson, and Michael Dunbar
Introduction Traditionally, revision surgery was the endpoint reported by joint arthroplasty registries. Since data collection began in 1975 and 1979 in the Swedish Knee and Hip Arthroplasty Registers (SKAR, SHAR), respectively, significant
M M Morlock, E Gomez-Barrena, D C Wirtz, A Hart, and J P Kretzer
safety for most orthopaedic bone and joint implants that belong to these classes. The role of registries and regulatory bodies During the early days of arthroplasty, many of the observed problems were directly related to the design and the
Claus Varnum, Alma Bečić Pedersen, Ola Rolfson, Cecilia Rogmark, Ove Furnes, Geir Hallan, Keijo Mäkelä, Richard de Steiger, Martyn Porter, and Søren Overgaard
Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry Provision of information to orthopaedic surgeons is one of the most effective means of influencing outcomes of joint replacement surgery as they are best placed to influence change. The Australian
Christof Audretsch, Alexander Trulson, Andreas Höch, Steven C Herath, Tina Histing, Markus A Küper, and Working Group on Pelvic Fractures of the German Trauma Society
of the hip joint. The primary goal of surgery in acetabular fractures is the anatomic reconstruction of the articular surface to avoid long-term complications such as posttraumatic osteoarthritis with the need for arthroplasty. This is of great
