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National Registries including the Australian Orthopaedic Association Naitonal Joint Registries

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Many countries have National Registries that keep statistics about all orthopedic surgeries performed and medical devices used. They include excellent information about hip resurfacing results.

National Joint Replacement Registry of Australia


National Joint Registry of England, Wales and Northern Ireland


NZ Joint Registry

The National Registries are often long, technical and very detailed – but they provide a great deal of useful  information.

AOA National Joint Replacement Registry Reports Website

Summary of 2016 Hip Resurfacing … Read the rest

Hip Resurfacing Report from AJRR 2016 Report

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Hip resurfacing represented less than 1% of the total hip arthroplasty procedures in our sample, as surgeons have moved away from the metal-on-metal articulations that predominated (Figure 19). This procedure remains highly concentrated among both hospitals and surgeons; in 2015, resurfacing was done in only 48 AJRR hospitals by 63 surgeons. One surgeon accounted for 117 of the 448 resurfacing procedures (26%), while another performed 52 procedures (11.6%). The majority (86.1%) of the resurfacing procedures … Read the rest

AJRR Releases First-Ever Patient Annual Report on Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Data

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Published to inform the public about hip and knee replacement surgery in the U.S

Rosemont, Ill. – July 24, 2017 – The American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR), a clinical data registry for the collection of hip and knee replacement data, has published the 2016 Report to the Public About Hip and Knee Replacements, the first-ever patient summary of the clinical data available in its Annual Report.

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Orthopaedic Registry Reaches One Millionth Procedure Milestone

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AJRR’s data collection helps providers improve patient care

Rosemont, Ill. – March 14, 2017 – The American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR), the National Registry for the collection of hip and knee replacement data, has reached the one millionth hip and knee procedure milestone. This increased volume of data will lead to a more comprehensive look at joint replacement surgeries in America, and will aid hospital staff and patients in making better

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2016 Summary AOANJIRR Report

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Original Complete 2016 AOANJRR Report Here

Note by Patricia Walter:  This information is only for hip resurfacing in Australia.  Many experienced hip resurfacing surgeons have personal series of HR which are more positive than the results below.

Summary of 2016 AOANJRR Report by Patricia Walter

PRIMARY TOTAL RESURFACING HIP REPLACEMENT

The Registry has recorded 8,895 total resurfacing hip replacement procedures in patients less than 55 years of age. In this age group, the use of … Read the rest

2015 AJRR Publishes Annual Report

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Rosemont, Ill. – November 6, 2015 – The American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR), a multi-stakeholder, not-for-profit organization that optimizes patient outcomes through the collection of data on primary and revision hip and knee replacement procedures throughout the US, released its 2014 Annual Report on Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Data at the 2015 American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) Annual Meeting today. This is the second annual report that AJRR … Read the rest

2014 AJRR Annual Report for Hip Resurfacing

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Full 2014 Report Available Here

Hip Resurfacing Excerpt

Hip resurfacing has become highly concentrate dto a very small number of centers and surgeons(Figure 16). Only 63 hospitals submitted resurfacing procedures. Three of those hospitals (Hospital A, B,and C) accounted for n=443 (42.7%) of all resurfacing procedures. There were three surgeons who performed most or all of these resurfacing procedures (data not shown).  One surgeon each at Hospitals A and B performed 100% of the resurfacing … Read the rest

2012 National Registry Hip Resurfacing Information

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Primary Total Resurfacing Hip ReplacementDemographicsThere have been 14,901 total resurfacing procedures reported to the Registry, an additional 603 procedures, compared to the last report.The use of resurfacing hip replacement in Australia continues to decline. The number of procedures reported in 2011 was 39.7% less than in 2010 and 68.5% less compared to the peak in 2005.Osteoarthritis is the principal diagnosis for total resurfacing hip replacement (95.0%), followed by developmental dysplasia (2.5%)… Read the rest

American Joint Replacement Registry Created

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American Joint Replacement Registry Announced

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Creates Independent Organization 07/23/2009 Rosemont, ILThe American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) has incorporated the American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR), a nonprofit organization dedicated to collecting and reporting on hip and knee joint replacement procedures. AAOS believes this proposed option is a patient safety best practice.The goal of a national joint registry is to monitor device performance, thereby allowing early recognition of
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Survivorship Rates for Hip Resurfacing from National Registries

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Survivorship Rates for Hip Resurfacing from National Registries

Australian Orthopedic Association National Registry 2011

The cumulative percent revision at ten years for primary total resurfacing
hip replacement undertaken for osteoarthritis is 7.5%

There are six prostheses with over 1,000 observed component years, the ASR,
Adept, BHR, Cormet, Durom and Mitch TRH. At seven years, the BHR has the lowest
cumulative percent revision (5.0%) compared to Cormet (11.1%), Durom (9.6%) and
ASR (13.0%). The BHR is

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AOS – National Joint Replacement Registry 2009

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Australian Orthopaedic Association – National Joint Replacement Registry 2009 Annual Report

2009 ANNUAL REPORT – View Full Report by Clicking HereHighlights of report by Patricia Walter 10/2/09

This report is based on the analysis of 224,390 primary and revision hip replacements received by the Registry with a procedure date up to and including 31st December 2008. This is an additional 32,717 hip procedures compared to the Annual Report released in 2008. In this category

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AOS National Joint Replacement Registry 2011

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The use of primary total
resurfacing hip replacement has declined for the
fourth consecutive year. There was a 22.1%
reduction in primary total resurfacing
procedures compared to 2009. Analyses on a
variety of factors affecting outcome have been
presented. These include primary diagnosis,
gender, age, head size and type of prosthesis.
Patients having a total resurfacing for
osteoarthritis are revised less frequently than
patients with developmental dysplasia. Females
have a significantly higher rate of revision… Read the rest