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Prevalence and Societal Burden of Hip Osteoarthritis

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The average percentage of the United States population with a musculoskeletal disease needing medical care has increased over the last decade and now consists of more than 30 % of the population. The increasing prevalence of musculoskeletal disease in a growing and aging population has resulted in more than a 47 % growth in the total aggregate direct cost to treat persons with a musculoskeletal disease during this same period. The most frequently replaced joints are the knee and hip, followed by the shoulder. In 2007, approximately 252,000 hip replacements were performed in the United States at an estimated total cost of $4 billion. Eighty-six percent of total hip replacements are due to an underlying diagnosis of osteoarthritis (OA). Three percent of patients having primary total hip replacement are due to fractures. Partial hip replacement, or hemiarthroplasty, is performed principally for hip fracture (76 % of cases).

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Abbreviations

GDP:

Gross domestic product

HCUP:

Health Care Utilization Project

JoCo:

Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project

KL:

Kellgren Lawrence

MEPS:

Medical Expenditures Panel Survey

NHANES-I:

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

NIS:

Nationwide inpatient sample

OA:

Osteoarthritis

SES:

Socioeconomic status

THA:

Total hip arthroplasty

TKA:

Total knee arthroplasty

WHO:

World Health Organization

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 The author would like to thank Mr. Randy Wyrofsky, CPA for his time, patience, and Saturday mornings in reviewing the chapter.

The author would also like to thank Dr. Roy Aaron for his moral support and insistence while writing this chapter.

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Racine, J.R. (2015). Prevalence and Societal Burden of Hip Osteoarthritis. In: Aaron, R. (eds) Diagnosis and Management of Hip Disease. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19905-4_2

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