Declining incidence of acromioplasty in Finland
Background and purpose - An increased incidence rate of acromioplasty has been reported; we analyzed data from the Finnish National Hospital Discharge Register. Patients and methods - During the 14-year study period (1998-2011), 68,877 acromioplasties without rotator cuff repair were performed on su...
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| Vydané v: | ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA Ročník 86; číslo 2; s. 220 - 224 |
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| Hlavní autori: | , , , , , |
| Médium: | Journal Article Publikácia |
| Jazyk: | English |
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England
Nordic Orthopaedic Federation
01.04.2015
Informa Healthcare |
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| ISSN: | 1745-3674, 1745-3682, 1745-3682 |
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| Shrnutí: | Background and purpose - An increased incidence rate of acromioplasty has been reported; we analyzed data from the Finnish National Hospital Discharge Register.
Patients and methods - During the 14-year study period (1998-2011), 68,877 acromioplasties without rotator cuff repair were performed on subjects aged 18 years or older.
Results - The incidence of acromioplasty increased by 117% from 75 to 163 per 105 person years between 1998 and 2007. The highest incidence was observed in 2007, after which the incidence rate decreased by 20% to 131 per 105 person years in 2011. The incidence declined even more at non-profit public hospitals from 2007 to 2011. In contrast, it continued to rise at profit-based private orthopedic clinics.
Interpretation - We propose that this change in clinical practice is due to accumulating high-quality scientific evidence that shows no difference in outcome between acromioplasty and non-surgical interventions for rotator cuff disease with subacromial impingement syndrome. However, the exact cause of the declining incidence cannot be defined based solely on a registry study. Interestingly, this change was not observed at private clinics, where the number of operations increased steadily from 2007 to 2011. |
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| Bibliografia: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 1745-3674 1745-3682 1745-3682 |
| DOI: | 10.3109/17453674.2014.977703 |