Background: In the last decade, the number of total knee replacements performed annually
in the United States has doubled, with disproportionate increases among younger adults …

Background: There are limited population-based data on the utilization and outcomes of
total knee replacement. The aim of the present study was to describe the rates of primary …

Background: Total knee replacement utilization in the United States more than doubled from
1999 to 2008. Although the reasons for this increase have not been examined rigorously …

Background: Descriptive epidemiology of total joint replacement procedures is limited to
annual procedure volumes (incidence). The prevalence of the growing number of …

Background and purpose There are limited popula-tion-based data on utilization, outcomes,
and trends in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The purpose of this study was to examine TKA …

Osteoarthritis is a common indication for hip and knee arthroplasty. An accurate assessment
of current trends in healthcare utilization as they relate to arthroplasty may predict the needs …

We analyzed the National Hospital Discharge Survey to elucidate temporal changes in the
demographics, comorbidities, hospital stay, in-hospital complications, and mortality of …

Background: The purpose of this study was to quantify the procedural rate and revision
burden of total hip and knee arthroplasty in the United States and to determine if the age or …

Background: Over the past decade, there has been an increase in the number of revision
total hip and knee arthroplasties performed in the United States. The purpose of this study …

Objective The purpose of our study was to estimate the future incidence rate (IR) and volume
of primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in the United States from 2015 to 2050 using a …