Is it feasible to merge data from national shoulder registries? A new collaboration within the Nordic Arthroplasty Register Association - UTU Research Portal

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Is it feasible to merge data from national shoulder registries? A new collaboration within the Nordic Arthroplasty Register Association

Authors: Jeppe V. Rasmussen, Stig Brorson, Geir Hallan, Håvard Dale, Ville Äärimaa, Jari Mokka, Steen L. Jensen, Anne M. Fenstad, Björn Salomonsson

Publisher: Elsevier

Publishing place: Amsterdam

Publication year: 2016

Journal: Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volume: 25

Issue: 12

First page : e369

Last page: e377

Number of pages: 9

ISSN: 1058-2746

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jse.2016.02.034

Abstract

We were able to merge data from the Nordic national registries into 1 common data set; however, the set of details was reduced. We found considerable differences between the 3 countries regarding incidence of shoulder arthroplasty, age, diagnoses, and choice of arthroplasty type and brand.