Primary Total Resurfacing Hip Replacement Information from 2012 AAOS
2012 ANNUAL REPORT
Demographics
There 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%) and osteonecrosis … Read the rest