Trends in elective knee arthroscopies in a population-based cohort, 2000-2009

Abstract

Objective: To assess the use of elective knee arthroscopy procedures for all adults 20 years and older, and for adults with a concomitant diagnosis of osteoarthritis (OA) in Victoria. Design, setting and patients: Retrospective, longitudinal cohort study of 807 030 elective orthopaedic admissions using routinely collected public and private hospital data from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2009. Main outcome measure: Trends in rates of elective knee arthroscopy in the time period (defined as a statistically significant change in the incident rate ratio for each financial year with respect to the reference year). Subgroup analyses were undertaken for patients with an associated diagnosis of OA. Resul..