Joint effort: a call for standardization in total joint arthroplasty data reporting

BMJ Surgery Interventions & Health Technologies, vol. 3, pp. e000079

Abstract

The prevalence of osteoarthritis doubled in the USA between 1999 and 2014,[1][1] making the condition the single largest contributor to health-related costs.[2][2] Consequently, over 1 million total joint arthroplasties (TJAs) are performed each year in the USA, and this number is expected to exceed

Authors 6

1. Alexander Y. Liebeskind

   Weill Cornell Medicine

   Affiliation as printed

   Department of Health Policy and Research, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA

2. Marc J. Nieuwenhuijse Aachen Orthopaedic Surgery

   Leiden University Medical Center · Maastricht University Medical Centre · Maastricht University

   Affiliation as printed

   Orthopaedic Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

   Orthopaedic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands

3. Jensen Hyde

   University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

   Affiliation as printed

   Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA

4. Amanda C. Chen

   Weill Cornell Medicine

   Affiliation as printed

   Department of Health Policy and Research, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA

5. Suvekshya Aryal

   Weill Cornell Medicine

   Affiliation as printed

   Department of Health Policy and Research, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA

6. Per‐Henrik Randsborg corresponding

   Hospital for Special Surgery · Akershus University Hospital

   Affiliation as printed

   Departement of Orthopedic Surgery, Akershus University Hospital, Lorenskog, Norway

   Sport Medicine Institute, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA