Here is the press release: For an increase in transparency and quality of joint replacement operations: ENDOCENTER launches national Arthroplasty
It has long been known that the Germans are getting older thanks to medical progress. Men have been an average life span of over 70, women should be on average more than 80 years old. At the same time increase? such as by increasing the retirement age? the requirements, as long as possible to remain mobile. "Parallel to this Development will increase the importance of joint replacement surgery in the coming years, "predicts Dr. Wolf-Christoph Witzleb, head of ENDOCENTER in Dresden. Already include artificial joints at hip and knee joint and the most common surgical procedures and the most successful treatment. Nonetheless, it so far in Germany was no systematic collection of data about the length of the useful life of implants and the frequency and causes of failures performed. As a nationwide alliance of experts in orthopedics, traumatology and sports medicine, ENDOCENTER has in conjunction with its cooperation partners and the Endo-Institut eV begun, a hip and Knieendoprothesenregister build.
This will cover the one year in every 6,000 ENDOCENTER performed endoprosthetic operations on the other it will be used by other joint replacement centers. It provides detailed information on the use of different prosthetic components, materials and techniques in hip and knee arthroplasty and points to new trends and developments in arthroplasty. This can establish an early warning system to detect risks of innovation and earnings deficits. "At the same time, the performance of available endoprostheses systematically and thus a basis for epidemiological research, quality assurance as well as the daily care practice and therapeutic research to be created, "adds Witzleb. This is a national Arthroplasty a valuable base of information if it went to the answering of many previously open questions. A major goal of the new register, it is also to provide to patients and payers as to the quality of care transparency. include
While the threads in Scandinavian countries and Australian register in particular complication and revision data, are incorporated into the German Arthroplasty, functional patient data.
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About ENDOCENTER The
ENDOCENTER, a Germany-wide association assignable and konsilarärztlich operating, practicing orthopedic surgeons offering of outpatient and inpatient surgery on arthritis treatment and physiotherapy at up to support athletes comprehensive services? and always on the cutting edge of medical knowledge. Head of the orthopedic center in Dresden Dr. Wolf-Christoph Witzleb.
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