Sharon L. Brennan|Stephen Lane|Michelle Lorimer|Rachelle Buchbinder|Anita E. Wluka|Richard Page|Richard H. Osborne|Julie A. Pasco|Kerrie M. Sanders|Kara Cashman|Peter R. Ebeling|Stephen Graves
Associations between socioeconomic status and primary total knee joint replacements performed for osteoarthritis across Australia 2003–10: data from the Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry
Deakin University|Deakin University|Australian Orthopaedic Association|Cabrini Hospital|Monash University|Barwon Health|Deakin University|University of Melbourne|Western Health|Australian Orthopaedic Association|University of Melbourne|Australian Orthopaedic Association
relatively little known social distribution total knee joint replacement tkr uptake australia examine associations socioeconomic status ses tkr performed diagnosed osteoarthritis 200310 australian males females aged 30 yrdata primary tkr n213018 574 female ascertained comprehensive national joint replacement registry residential addresses matched australian census data identify arealevel social disadvantage categorised deciles estimated tkr rates calculated poisson regression used model relative risk rr ageadjusted tkr per 1000py stratified sex sesa negative relationship observed tkr rates ses deciles females greater rate tkr males surgery utilisation greatest adults aged 7079 yr age group differences estimated tkr per 1000py deciles greater 2010 2003 females 2010 rr 432 2003 rr 367 males 2010 rr 204 2003 rr 178identifying factors associated tkr utilisation ses may enhance resource planning promote surgery utilisation endstage osteoarthritis