The Njr Is Believed To Decrease Revision Surgery Rates

Joint replacement is an orthopedic surgical procedure which involves removal of an

arthritic or dysfunctional joint replaced with a prosthetic joint.It is becoming a more common method of alleviating pain and disability, with the hips and knees replaced more often. Knee and hip joint implants are available in the market.Recent health news stated that Australian Orthopedics expert testified that evidence of defective DePuy hips existed 3 years before recall. Australias National Joint Registry was built by the Australian Orthopedic Association.

A patient recipient of an artificial joint is monitored throughout his lifetime by a joint registry. Information like patients identity, surgeon, facility where he had the procedure and the device received is placed into the registrys database. How long a device lasts is one of the factors that the registry keeps an eye on. The patients stature, lifestyle and performance of a device are to be considered by the orthopedic surgeon before deciding on what joint implant to use.

In 2006, 7.5% of the 1 million hip and knee replacement procedures done in the United States were revision surgeries.Over US$ 3.2 billion was used in all the revision surgeries which reached approximately 77,000. Developed countries like Sweden, Canada, Australia and Britain have established their joint registries and they have seen a 10% reduction in revision rates.

On 2009, the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons has incorporated in Illinois the American Joint Replacement Registry.The AJRR is designed to provide surgeons with timely feedback on their performance as well as the long-term function of the device used. A 2% decrease in revision rates could potentially save US$65.2 million a year, as projected by the AAOS.

Aside from saving cash, joint registries are also beneficial to patients, surgeons, hospitals and device manufacturers. The successful aspects of hip replacement as well as the areas needing improvement will be better understood by surgeons, hospitals and device makers.With this, care rendered to patients will be improved.

When asked about the benefits of a joint registry, Dr. Richard F. Kyle of the AAOS said, Identifying prostheses that are prone to early failure so they can be removed from the marketplace will also save many secondary surgeries and revisions. A timely hip replacement recall will be done in the instance that a hip device will be found defective. The DePuy Orthopedics ordered an ASR hip replacement recall after reports show evidences that the device has a high failure rate.

by: William Davis

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