TY  - JOUR
T1  - Observations on the Epidemiology of Total Elbow Arthroplasties in a Statewide Database: Is It Time for a National U.S. Joint Registry?Commentary on an article by David M. Gay, MD, et al.: “Indications and Reoperation Rates for Total Elbow Arthroplasty: An Analysis of Trends in New York State”
AU  - Kamineni, Srinath
Y1  - 2012/01/18
N1  - 10.2106/JBJS.K.01358
JO  - The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
SP  - e12 1
EP  - 2
VL  - 94
IS  - 2
N2  - 
The volume of total elbow arthroplasties has increased significantly over the past two decades. With the successful pain-relieving aspect of this procedure in arthritic conditions in particular, there has also been an increase in the indications, and a consequent reported rise in complications and revision surgery. The number of patients with elbow disorders tends to be an order of magnitude less than the number of those with hip and knee disorders, and the U.S. has no national database to monitor factors associated with the success and failure of these elbow surgical procedures.

SN  - 0021-9355
M3  - doi: 10.2106/JBJS.K.01358
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.K.01358
ER  -