Orthopaedic registries: the Australian experience

[摘要] In 1993, largely as a result of the Scandinavian experience, the Australian Orthopaedic Association (AOA) recognized the need to establish a national joint replacement registry and, after consultation with the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing, an agreement was signed to fund the AOA to establish a joint registry. Data collection first began on 1 September 1999 and full nationwide implementation commenced in January 2003. While it was accepted that there were already international quality registries, it was not clear whether the outcomes could be attributed to the Australian population. This was largely due to the range of different prostheses used in Australia not recorded by these registries, differences in methods of fixation of the implants, possible dissimilarities in patients and surgeons, and different methods of healthcare delivery. The method of data collection was based on the Scandinavian process and has been refined over time.

[学科分类] 神经科学

[关键词] hip arthroplasty;joint registries;knee arthroplasty;outcomes