Journal article
Substantial rise in the lifetime risk of primary total knee replacement surgery for osteoarthritis from 2003 to 2013: an international, population-level analysis
IN Ackerman, MA Bohensky, R de Steiger, CA Brand, A Eskelinen, AM Fenstad, O Furnes, G Garellick, SE Graves, J Haapakoski, LI Havelin, K Mäkelä, F Mehnert, AB Pedersen, O Robertsson
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage | ELSEVIER SCI LTD | Published : 2017
Abstract
Objective To estimate and compare the lifetime risk of total knee replacement surgery (TKR) for osteoarthritis (OA) between countries, and over time. Method Data on primary TKR procedures performed for OA in 2003 and 2013 were extracted from national arthroplasty registries in Australia, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Life tables and population data were also obtained for each country. Lifetime risk of TKR was calculated for 2003 and 2013 using registry, life table and population data. Results Marked international variation in lifetime risk of TKR was evident, with females consistently demonstrating the greatest risk. In 2013, Finland had the highest lifetime risk for females (22.8%, 9..
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Funding Acknowledgements
A/Prof Ackerman was supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia Public Health (Australian) Early Career Fellowship (#520004). The Swedish Knee Arthroplasty Register receives support from the Swedish Medical Research Council (MFR 09509), Stiftelsen for bistand at vanfora i Skane, the National Board of Health and Welfare, the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions, and the Medical Faculty. These institutions had no role in the study design, collection, analysis and interpretation of data, in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to submit the manuscript for publication.