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Table 3 Rate of knee arthrodesis procedures per 1,000,000 persons

From: Knee arthrodesis: procedures and perspectives in the US from 1993 to 2011

Rate of knee arthrodesis per 1,000,000 persons

Age group

Male (95 % Cl)

Female (95 % CI)

0–44

1.13 (1.09, 1.17)

0.93 (0.90,0.97)

45–54

4.42 (4.25, 4.59)

3.66 (3.52, 3.80)

55–64

8.10 (7.82, 8.38)

6.70 (6.47, 6.94)

65–74

13.06 (12.64, 13.50)

10.81 (10.46, 11.17)

75–84

16.82 (16.22, 17.44)

13.92 (13.44, 14.42)

85+

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  1. * Knee arthrodesis was performed in some patients above the age of 84, but the frequency of occurrence in the NIS was not sufficient to allow for analysis