Arthroplasty Rates Not Increasing in Young Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A National Database Review, 2005 Versus 2014

Background: For 20 years, authors have predicted an expansion in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and total hip arthroplasty (THA) utilization. Over this same period, the introduction of biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs has dramatically altered the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA)...

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Main Authors: John F. Nettrour, MD, Bradley S. Bailey, MD, MBA, Major B. Burch, MD, MS, Devin D. Clair, St., MD, Rayford R. June, MD, Nancy J. Olsen, MD, Djibril M. Ba, MPH, Guodong Liu, PhD, Douglas L. Leslie, PhD
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author John F. Nettrour, MD
Bradley S. Bailey, MD, MBA
Major B. Burch, MD, MS
Devin D. Clair, St., MD
Rayford R. June, MD
Nancy J. Olsen, MD
Djibril M. Ba, MPH
Guodong Liu, PhD
Douglas L. Leslie, PhD
author_facet John F. Nettrour, MD
Bradley S. Bailey, MD, MBA
Major B. Burch, MD, MS
Devin D. Clair, St., MD
Rayford R. June, MD
Nancy J. Olsen, MD
Djibril M. Ba, MPH
Guodong Liu, PhD
Douglas L. Leslie, PhD
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description Background: For 20 years, authors have predicted an expansion in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and total hip arthroplasty (THA) utilization. Over this same period, the introduction of biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs has dramatically altered the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with hopes of preventing articular damage and obviating the need for prosthetic replacement. The goal of our investigation was to evaluate TKA and THA utilization in young patients with RA (<65 years) in 2005 vs 2014 compared to patients with osteoarthritis (OA). Methods: Using relevant International Classification of Disease Ninth Revision (ICD-9) and Current Procedural Terminology codes, the Truven MarketScan Database (over 46 million enrollees) was queried to determine THA and TKA incidence rates for RA and OA patients aged <65 years during the final decade of ICD-9 use. Patients with potentially confounding ICD-9 codes were excluded to limit coding variation. Statistical analysis consisted of student t-tests, Pearson's chi-square tests, and Breslow-Day tests. Results: For patients with OA, TKAs increased substantially from 0.07% in 2005 to 0.1% in 2014 (+42.9% change, P < .001). Similarly for patients with OA, THAs increased from 0.04% to 0.06% over the same time period (+66.0% change, P < .001). For young patients with RA, the rate of TKA remained relatively stable—1.06% in 2005 to 1.04% in 2014 (−1.7% change, P = .65)—as did THA—0.44% to 0.48% (+9.0% change, P = .14). Conclusions: Dramatic increases in THA and TKA rates for OA patients aged <65 years were indeed observed from 2005 to 2014. This trend, however, was not seen in the RA population where TKA and THA rates remained unchanged.
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spelling doaj.art-0f116d08391d448a95526db4554a3e332022-12-21T22:52:19ZengElsevierArthroplasty Today2352-34412021-04-018118123Arthroplasty Rates Not Increasing in Young Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A National Database Review, 2005 Versus 2014John F. Nettrour, MD0Bradley S. Bailey, MD, MBA1Major B. Burch, MD, MS2Devin D. Clair, St., MD3Rayford R. June, MD4Nancy J. Olsen, MD5Djibril M. Ba, MPH6Guodong Liu, PhD7Douglas L. Leslie, PhD8Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA; Corresponding author. 2002 W. Grove Circle, Gibsonia, PA, 15044, USA. Tel.: +1-813-447-9820.Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USADepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USADepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USADivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA; Lebanon Veteran’s Administration Medical Center, Lebanon, PA, USADivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USADepartment of Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA; Center for Applied Studies in Health Economics (CASHE), Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USADepartment of Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA; Center for Applied Studies in Health Economics (CASHE), Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USADepartment of Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA; Center for Applied Studies in Health Economics (CASHE), Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USABackground: For 20 years, authors have predicted an expansion in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and total hip arthroplasty (THA) utilization. Over this same period, the introduction of biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs has dramatically altered the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with hopes of preventing articular damage and obviating the need for prosthetic replacement. The goal of our investigation was to evaluate TKA and THA utilization in young patients with RA (<65 years) in 2005 vs 2014 compared to patients with osteoarthritis (OA). Methods: Using relevant International Classification of Disease Ninth Revision (ICD-9) and Current Procedural Terminology codes, the Truven MarketScan Database (over 46 million enrollees) was queried to determine THA and TKA incidence rates for RA and OA patients aged <65 years during the final decade of ICD-9 use. Patients with potentially confounding ICD-9 codes were excluded to limit coding variation. Statistical analysis consisted of student t-tests, Pearson's chi-square tests, and Breslow-Day tests. Results: For patients with OA, TKAs increased substantially from 0.07% in 2005 to 0.1% in 2014 (+42.9% change, P < .001). Similarly for patients with OA, THAs increased from 0.04% to 0.06% over the same time period (+66.0% change, P < .001). For young patients with RA, the rate of TKA remained relatively stable—1.06% in 2005 to 1.04% in 2014 (−1.7% change, P = .65)—as did THA—0.44% to 0.48% (+9.0% change, P = .14). Conclusions: Dramatic increases in THA and TKA rates for OA patients aged <65 years were indeed observed from 2005 to 2014. This trend, however, was not seen in the RA population where TKA and THA rates remained unchanged.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344121000200Rheumatoid arthritisKnee arthroplastyHip arthroplastyJoint replacementDMARDUtilization
spellingShingle John F. Nettrour, MD
Bradley S. Bailey, MD, MBA
Major B. Burch, MD, MS
Devin D. Clair, St., MD
Rayford R. June, MD
Nancy J. Olsen, MD
Djibril M. Ba, MPH
Guodong Liu, PhD
Douglas L. Leslie, PhD
Arthroplasty Rates Not Increasing in Young Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A National Database Review, 2005 Versus 2014
Arthroplasty Today
Rheumatoid arthritis
Knee arthroplasty
Hip arthroplasty
Joint replacement
DMARD
Utilization
title Arthroplasty Rates Not Increasing in Young Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A National Database Review, 2005 Versus 2014
title_full Arthroplasty Rates Not Increasing in Young Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A National Database Review, 2005 Versus 2014
title_fullStr Arthroplasty Rates Not Increasing in Young Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A National Database Review, 2005 Versus 2014
title_full_unstemmed Arthroplasty Rates Not Increasing in Young Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A National Database Review, 2005 Versus 2014
title_short Arthroplasty Rates Not Increasing in Young Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A National Database Review, 2005 Versus 2014
title_sort arthroplasty rates not increasing in young patients with rheumatoid arthritis a national database review 2005 versus 2014
topic Rheumatoid arthritis
Knee arthroplasty
Hip arthroplasty
Joint replacement
DMARD
Utilization
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344121000200
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