Trends and incidence of cartilage ligament- and arthroscopic surgery: Analysis of German in-patient records 2005-2013

摘要

Aims and Objectives:Apart from some international cruciate ligament and arthroplasty register data, little epidemiological baseline facts are known about many joint surgical procedures. The German Federal Statistical Office collects the encoded population-based data of all medical in-patient procedures performed in Germany. The purpose of this study was to analyze these data to assess epidemiological trends and incidences in joint surgery.