Open AccessISHKS joint registry: A preliminary report
Author(s) -
Jawahir A Pachore,
Shrinand V Vaidya,
Chandrasekhar J Thakkar,
Haresh Kumar P Bhalodia,
Hemant Wakankar
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.118208
Subject(s) - medicine , rheumatoid arthritis , osteoarthritis , arthroplasty , demographics , body mass index , physical therapy , implant , total hip arthroplasty , arthritis , surgery , demography , alternative medicine , pathology , sociology
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and total hip arthroplasty (THA) are the most widely practiced surgical options for arthritis all over the world and its application is rising in India. Indian Society of Hip and Knee Surgeons (ISHKS) has established a joints registry and has been collecting data for last 6 years.