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SUBMITTER: Cram P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3193900 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cram Peter P Lu Xin X Callaghan John J JJ Vaughan-Sarrazin Mary S MS Cai Xueya X Li Yue Y
The Journal of arthroplasty 20110712 2
We used Medicare administrative data to examine trends in primary and revision total hip arthroplasty (THA) use and hospital volume. Between 1991 and 2005, primary and revision THA use increased by 40.9% and 16.8%, respectively. The percentage of primary THA procedures performed in high-volume hospitals (those in the highest quintile of volume) increased slightly from 58.0% of all procedures in 1991 to 58.7% in 2005 (P < .01). The percentage of revisions performed in high-volume hospitals increa ...[more]