Data from the American Joint Replacement Registry reveals interesting trends that continue to reshape patient care: 🦿 Total
#HipReplacement Trends: - Hospital stays have dramatically shortened to just 1.1 days - 92% of patients now go directly home after surgery - Ceramic implants are leading the way, used in 80% of cases - Robotic assistance has tripled
#roboticsurgery - Younger patients are increasingly seeking treatment . 🦿 Total
#KneeReplacement Trends: - Avg surgeon performs 65 procedures/yr
#Orthopedics - Robotic assistance has increased 6-fold in 6 yrs - Cementless procedures have grown to 22% of cases - 96% of patients now recover at home
#samedaysurgery - Advanced materials are replacing traditional components . 🦿 Partial Knee Replacement: - Ultra-short hospital stays (down to 0.5 dys) - Attracts younger patients - Specialized procedure (only ~25% of surgeons perform them) - New implant designs showing promising results . For
#JointReplacement patients we are continuing to see faster recovery times, less time in hospital, more precise procedures, better implant materials and increased surgical options. Whether considering hip or knee replacement, today's innovations offer better outcomes than ever before. . 👇 SHARE additional
#JointReplacement insights & trends . . source: American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR): 2024 Annual Report, AAOS, 2024. (represents analysis of 3,715,320 hip/knee arthroplasty from 2012-23)