Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-term Care forecast for hip replacements.
Rapid growth in the need for orthopedic services is being experienced in Ontario and other provinces across Canada. Improvements in surgical technique, combined with an aging population, have fuelled dramatic increases in service demand for orthopedic surgery, raising concerns about the healthcare system's ability to meet the long-term demand - particularly for hip and knee procedures.
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SAS Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000639:trends*; D005544:Forecasting; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D009864:Ontario / Q000453:epidemiology