| Indicator Id: |
305
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| Description: | Number of primary total hip replacements for arthritis |
| Indicator Source: |
Data Working Group of theNational Arthritis & Musculoskeletal Conditions Advisory Group
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| Data Available: | Yes |
| Data Source(s): |
Aust. Orthopaedic Assoc. National Joint Replacement Registry
Hospital morbidity database (AIHW)
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| Where Reported: | No data |
| Data Issues: | No data |
| Numerator: | Number of elective primary total hip replacement procedures performed during 1 year |
| Denominator: | Total population |
| Suggested Reporting Categories: | Number and rate per 100,000 |
| AIHW Comments: | Only separations with the principal diagnosis of arthritis should be included. (ICD-10-AM codes M00-M25) |
| Link to NHA indicator specifications: |
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| Link(s): |
AIHW: Arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions in Australia 2005
AIHW: Australia's Health 2006
AIHW: Indicators for chronic diseases and their determinants 2008
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