Description

As part of our growing clinical tracking EMR system the investigators plan to collect preoperative and postoperative Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMS) on all patients with degenerative hip and knee disease. The investigators will collect PROMS along with implant device specific revision rates. This will be used for implant surveillance, clinical outcome tracking, return to work outcome metrics and failure modes and rates of various hip and knee implants. Information generated during regular hospital and clinic visits will be entered into the database. For example, x-ray findings done before surgery will be entered into the database. Surgery information will be entered into the database. The investigators will also enter demographic information into the database such as name, email, birthdate, gender, height, and weight. Medical co-morbidities such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and prior surgeries will also be entered.

The investigators will collect this information before surgery, during the operation, and at annual follow-up visits. The investigators will also contact patients via email with short outcome score surveys (known as Patient Reported Outcome Measures or PROM's). This will save many hours of return visits if scores indicate the joint replacements are doing well. Also this will trigger additional follow-up measures if PROMS scores drop off.

        Exclusion Criteria: Clinical diagnosis of degenerative joint disease not requiring
        treatment with a joint replacement