Lay Summary: Hip, Knee & Shoulder Replacement Supplementary Report
Authors:   Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry, Smith Paul N. ,   Australian National University Medical School, Gill David R.J. ,   Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry, McAuliffe Michael J. ,   Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry,   Queensland University of Technology, McDougall Catherine ,   Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry,   University of Queensland Medical School, Stoney James D. ,   Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry, Vertullo Christopher J. ,   Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry,   Griffith Centre of Biomedical and Rehabilitation Engineering, Griffith University,   Knee Research Australia, Wall Christopher J. ,   Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry,   University of Queensland Rural Clinical School, Corfield Sophia ,   Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry, Cashman Kara ,   South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Cuthbert Alana R. ,   South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Du Peiyao ,   South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Harries Dylan ,   South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Holder Carl ,   South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Lorimer Michelle F. ,   South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Lewis Peter L. ,   Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry,   University of Adelaide Medical School
Published: September 2023

This summary is an explanation of the major findings of the Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry 2023 Annual Report for Hip, Knee and Shoulder Arthroplasty (replacement). This is the major clinical report produced by the Registry each year. The full version of the 2023 Annual Report on Hip, Knee and Shoulder Arthroplasty is available in the ‘Publications’ section of the Registry website https://aoanjrr.sahmri.com/annual-reports-2023. The Lay Summary is provided to ensure that a clear, concise, and easily understood explanation of the published findings are available to all those who may be interested. The Lay Summary also provides guidance for those who may wish to further review the full extent of the data published by the Registry in the Annual Report. The Australian Orthopaedic Association (AOA) believes this is especially important because of the high level of community interest in the Registry and the need to ensure that reports are accessible to all. This Report is one of 16 supplementary reports to complete the AOANJRR Annual Report for 2023. Information on the background, purpose, aims, benefits and governance of the Registry can be found in the Introductory chapter of the 2023 Hip, Knee and Shoulder Arthroplasty Annual Report. The Registry data quality processes including data collection, validation and outcomes assessment, are provided in detail in the Data Quality section of the introductory chapter of the 2023 Hip, Knee and Shoulder Arthroplasty Annual Report: https://aoanjrr.sahmri.com/annual-reports-2023.