When hospitals and surgeons actively utilize the knowledge gained from the data – it is the patients who benefit the most.
Number of hip and knee replacement procedures tracked:
200000 and counting...
8,603 Surgeons
50 States Represented
Hip and knee implants account for more than 85% of the joint reconstruction and replacement market.
More than 7 million Americans have had a knee or hip replacement surgery.
Joint registries demonstrate up to a 50% reduction in revision rates after registry initiation and identification of best practices.
If U.S. revision rates were cut by just 2%, Medicare could save more than $65 million.
Lutheran Hospital
South Texas Spine & Surgical Hospital
Montefiore Medical Center
October is a milestone month for the Academy’s Registry Program, as it launches the Shoulder and Elbow Registry (SER). Building on the success of the American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR)—the trailblazer data depository and resource for U.S. knee and hip arthroplasty that last year was reintegrated under the AAOS umbrella—SER will be previewed at the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) meeting Oct. 11–14 and make its formal debut at the Academy’s Fall Meeting Oct. 25–27.
The first module to become operational in the new SER will cover shoulder arthroplasty procedures, to be followed by modules for rotator cuff repair and elbow replacement in 2019.
“AJRR has taken on a monumental task, and I believe they even surprise themselves when it comes to how successful they have been. It speaks to a well-conceived plan that is being effectively executed.”
Judy Casper, Clinical Data/Research Coordinator, Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital (MOSH)
Franklin, Wis.
