HealthEast Community Hip and Knee Replacement Registry
HealthEast Care System
Summary
HealthEast Care System began the first community-based joint replacement registry (HJRR) in the U.S. in 1991, and now has more than 30,000 total joints registered. The purpose of the HJRR is to maintain and improve the care of individuals undergoing joint replacement surgery by providing timely information to their surgeons and the broader orthopaedic community. As it moves into the third decade, the HJRR is proud of its role in the development of the national American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR) and will remain an important contributor to the larger national effort in the advancement of orthopaedic science.
Description
HealthEast Care System began the first community-based joint replacement registry (HJRR) in the U.S. in 1991, with a database that allowed tracking of implant use and failure rates among the 90 orthopaedic surgeons performing arthroplasty surgery in the greater metropolitan area of St. Paul, MN. Initially conceived as part of a process to better manage costs and determine which implants were most cost-efficient, it became apparent that the registry would allow insight into the same process that had proven its value in the Scandinavian joint registries. With the knowledge that a majority of tot…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Total Hip or Total Knee Arthroplasty * HealthEast acute care hospital Exclusion Criteria: * Age\<18 * Primary procedure not performed at a HealthEast hospital
Location
- HealthEast Care SystemSaint Paul, Minnesota