Researchers Identify Tool To Detect Total Joint Replacement Surgeries That Are Starting To Fail

Researchers Identify Tool To Detect Total Joint Replacement Surgeries That Are Starting To Fail (MedicalNewsToday)
Medical Groups Tracking Hip, Knee Implants Following J&J Recall (BusinessWeek)
Two databases are now tracking the success rates of total hips and knees in the US

AJRR
UMass Registry

AJRR
The AJRR, which is funded by orthopedists, prosthetic manufacturers, insurance companies and hospitals, began collecting data from 16 hospitals in December as part of a pilot program, said its chairman, David Lewallen, a professor of orthopedic surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minne...