Registry Data-Valuable Lessons But Beware the Confounders.
A mature national joint registry with widespread adoption and audit can successfully demonstrate trends and influence future orthopedic practice. Correlations can be identified; however, this should not be misinterpreted as causality. It is essential to consider confounding when analyzing observational datasets.
Joint Reconstruction Unit, UCL Institute of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Science and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Brockley Hill, Stanmore, Middlesex, United Kingdom.
John G
JG
Stammers
University of Western Sydney, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia.
Alex
A
Kuo
Joint Reconstruction Unit, UCL Institute of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Science and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Brockley Hill, Stanmore, Middlesex, United Kingdom.
Alister J
AJ
Hart
Clinical Epidemiology Department, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
Liam
L
Smeeth
Joint Reconstruction Unit, UCL Institute of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Science and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Brockley Hill, Stanmore, Middlesex, United Kingdom.
John A
JA
Skinner
D001178:Arthroplasty; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012042:Registries
bearing articulation; joint arthroplasty; joint registry; outcomes; revision