The projected burden of primary total knee and hip replacement for osteoarthritis in Australia to the year 2030.
Ilana N AckermanMegan A BohenskyElla ZomerMark TaceyAlexandra GorelikCaroline A BrandRichard de SteigerPublished in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders (2019)
If surgery trends for OA continue, Australia faces an unsustainable joint replacement burden by 2030, with significant healthcare budget and health workforce implications. Strategies to reduce national obesity could produce important TKR savings.
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