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Project Number: | I01HX001260-01A2 |
| Title: | Development and Validation of a Risk Calculator for Total Joint Replacement |
| Principal Investigator: | Alfred C Kuo |
| Location: | San Francisco, CA |
| Congressional District Code: | 14 |
| Research Service: | Health Services R&D |
| Project Period: | February 2015 - May 2024 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $125,000 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$1,600,581 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: Background and Anticipated Impacts on VA Patient Care: Of the 5.6 million patients treated by theVeterans Health Administration (VHA) in FY11, 14.6% had a diagnosis of osteoarthritis, the fourth mostcommon health condition treated by the VHA, and the leading cause of disability in the United States.(1,2)Advanced osteoarthritis of the hip and knee is treated with total joint arthroplasty (TJA), roughly 11,000 ofwhich were performed in VHA in fiscal year 2011. The overall risks of complications an... |