Rates of Total Joint Replacement in the United States: Future Projections to 2020–2040 Using the National Inpatient Sample

A. Singh, Jasvinder; Yu, Shaohua; Chen, Lang; D. Cleveland, John

doi:10.3899/jrheum.170990

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Rates of Total Joint Replacement in the United States: Future Projections to 2020–2040 Using the National Inpatient Sample

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Jasvinder A. Singh

Shaohua Yu

Lang Chen

Abstract

Objective. To project future total hip and knee joint arthroplasty (THA, TKA) use in the United States to 2040. Methods. We used the 2000–2014 US National Inpatient Sample (NIS) combined with Census Bureau data to develop projections for primary THA and TKA from 2020 to 2040 using polynomial regress...

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