14 The study by Abraham et al (between 2002 and 2013) revealed an increasing trend towards knee arthroplasties in patients with spondylitis in a sample obtained in their nationwide inpatient sample. 15 Other studies found a decreasing trend in hip arthroplasties for patients with AS, 16 although another study on PsA did not find a decreasing trend in arthroplasties. 17 As for other types of SpA (eg, SpA-IBD and ReA), studies are manifestly scarce.
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Trends in orthopaedic surgery for spondyloarthritis: outcomes from a National Hospitalised Patient Registry (MBDS) over a 17-year period (1999-2015).TREND-EspA study.
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15 Other studies found a decreasing trend in hip arthroplasties for patients with AS, 16 although another study on PsA did not find a decreasing trend in arthroplasties. 17 As for other types of SpA (eg, SpA-IBD and ReA), studies are manifestly scarce.