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Knee prosthesis

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PROVIDERS & PRESCRIBERS    
Main healthcare providers: Orthopedical surgery 99.89%  
Main prescribers: Not applicable -  
RATE OF USE    
Average number of interventions (per year) 22,718  
Standardised rate of use (per 100,000 insured persons) 198.15
≥ 2 occurences per patient 2019   4,2%
Percentage of outpatient care 0.18%
POPULATION    
Median age 68 years
Max/min ratio of the median age (by district) 1.06
Percentage of women 59.38%
Ratio Preferential scheme/General scheme 1.01
TRENDS    
Trend 2011-2021 0.11%
Trend 2011-2019 1.69%
Trend 2019-2021 -5.96%
GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATIONS    
Coefficient of variation 2011-2013 15.98  
Coefficient of variation 2019-2021 20.31
Max/min ratio of number of interventions (per 100,000 insured persons, by region) 1.54
Max/min ratio of number of interventions (per 100,000 insured persons, by district) 2.67
DIRECT EXPENDITURE    
Average annual expenditure 18,944,736 €  
Average annual expenditure per insured person 1.65 €  
Max/min ratio of expenditure per insured person (by region) 1.54  
Max/min ratio of expenditure per insured person(by district) 2.51  
Average cost of interventions 833.91 €  


On this table, when a statistical test has been performed, the data showing a significant difference is displayed on an yellow background, otherwise on a grey background.

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CODES LABEL CREATION DELETION
277690
277701		 Ablation d’une prothèse articulaire avec ou sans mise en place d’un spacer au niveau : du genou 01-01-2014  
279031
279042		 Remplacement isolé d’un insert en polyéthylène d’une prothèse totale du genou 01-01-2014  
279053
279064		 Remplacement d’un composant d’une prothèse totale de genou (sauf polyéthylène) 01-01-2014  
290194
290205		 Arthroplastie fémoro-patellaire avec prothèse 01-04-1985  
290253
290264		 Arthroplastie du genou par prothèse uni-compartimentale avec composant tibial et fémoral 01-04-1985  
290275
290286		 Arthroplastie du genou avec prothèse totale 01-04-1985  
293451
293462		 Remplacement complet d'une prothèse totale de genou, ou révision vers une arthrodèse 01-01-1992  

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