1 October 2020

Costs of joint replacement in osteoarthritis

Costs of joint replacement in osteoarthritis: a study using the National Joint Registry and Clinical Practice Research Datalink datasets
Arthritis Care Re. 2020 Oct 1. doi: 10.1002/acr.24470.
  • Analysis of National Joint Registry linked with Hospital Episode Statistics data to estimate of the costs of primary hip and knee replacement in individuals with osteoarthritis. The mean censor-adjusted 1-year hospitalisation costs for hip and knee replacement were £7,827 (95% CI £7,813 to £7,842) and £7,805 (95% CI £7,790 to £7,818), respectively. Complications and revisions were associated with up to a three-fold increase in 1-year hospitalisation costs. Adding primary and outpatient care, the mean total hip and knee replacement 2-year costs were £11,987 and £12,578, respectively.