The pilot project is planned to start in May, initially involving only six hospitals
With India being predicted to become the country to undertake maximum number of joint replacement procedures in the world within the next decade, the Indian Society for Hip & Knee Surgeons (ISHKS) has decided to tie up with the Northgate Public Services for the pilot project of having a nationwide joint registry — The Indian Joint Registry.
According to the doctors, a joint registry will mean safer implants, better evidence of which implants are working, and decisions based on empirical analysis of health outcomes. The decision was taken in ISHKS's annual conference. According to the ISHKS office bearers, the pilot project is planned to start in May, initially involving only six hospitals.
Dr Javahir A Panchore, managing trustee of ISHKS, said: "In India, anthroplasty surgeries are set to increase significantly. It is therefore an ideal time to set up the Indian Joint Registry, to monitor outcomes for a growing number of patients. Success of the IJR depends upon support and commitment from surgeons and industry, which will provide great benefit for us all."
The number of hip and knee replacement procedures taking place in India is increasing every year and the registry will record the details of those procedures, enabling it to monitor and track patient outcomes and provide objective information on the performance of implants. The registry will also significantly reduce the time taken to follow up, if there are concerns about the devices that they have had implanted.
"We have a registry which is active since 2006. In last 10 years, it has registered one lakh joint replacement surgeries. However, not every one is registering. Unless and until we have 70-80% doctors registering, we won't get the exact picture. In the UK, it is compulsory for the doctors to register. NPS will help us in boosting up the figures," said Dr Shubhranshu Mohanty, chairman, fellowships, ISHKS.
Among other benefits, the registry will mean safer implants, better evidence of which implants are working, and decisions based on empirical analysis of health outcomes. Surgeons will see their own performance in a personalised report, while receiving detailed analysis of best practice in the marketplace.
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