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Quality Initiative: American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR).
  1. Erik Schnaser, MD
    Erik Schnaser, MD
  2. Rancho Mirage, CA
  3. study started January 2013
  4. Erik Schnaser, MD
  5. Accepting new patients

Description

Summary

he American Joint Replacement Registry is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization for data collection and quality improvement initiatives for total hip and knee replacements. Quality of care data will be collected for individuals in the US undergoing total joint arthroplasty. The AJRR is a collaborative effort supported by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS), The Hip Society, The Knee Society, hospitals, health insurers, medical device manufacturers, and contributions from individual orthopaedic surgeons. AJRR expects to receive data on up to 90% of all total joint arthroplasties conducted in the United States annually (estimated 500,000 cases).The American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR) is a Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) http://www.aahks.org/ajrr-debuts-orthopaedic-quality-resource-center-qcdr/. A Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) is a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved vendor that is in the business of improving health care quality: https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/MMS/Downloads/A-Brief-Overview-of-Qualified-Clinical-Data-Registries.pdf

Official Title

Quality Initiative: American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR).

Keywords

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:* Any individual in the US undergoing total joint arthroplastyExclusion Criteria:* None... more
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Inclusion Criteria:* Any individual in the US undergoing total joint arthroplastyExclusion Criteria:* None

Lead Scientist at Eisenhower Health

Erik Schnaser, MD
Erik Schnaser, MD. is a fellowship-trained hip and knee replacement surgeon. He specializes in adult hip and knee disorders including pre-arthritic and arthritic conditions. He has a special interest in patient-specific instrumentation, surgical navigation, robotic surgery, as well as taking care of and revising patients with failing or failed total joint replacements. His surgical skill set includes, but is not limited to total hip replacements, total knee replacements, partial knee replacement... more
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Erik Schnaser, MD. is a fellowship-trained hip and knee replacement surgeon. He specializes in adult hip and knee disorders including pre-arthritic and arthritic conditions. He has a special interest in patient-specific instrumentation, surgical navigation, robotic surgery, as well as taking care of and revising patients with failing or failed total joint replacements. His surgical skill set includes, but is not limited to total hip replacements, total knee replacements, partial knee replacements, knee arthroscopies, total hip revisions, total knee revisions, and lower extremity traumatic injuries.

“The great thing about specializing in hip and knee replacements is that these procedures truly have the ability to give patients their lives back. Few careers are this rewarding.”

Dr. Schnaser is originally from Carson City, Nevada and is the son of an orthopedic surgeon. He received his Bachelors of Science in Biochemistry at the University of Southern California and then attended medical school at the University of Nevada School of Medicine. He then completed a surgical internship and an orthopedic surgical residency at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine. Following his residency, Dr. Schnaser completed a fellowship in adult hip and knee reconstruction at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City.

Dr. Schnaser is particularly interested in researching clinical outcomes after hip and knee replacements. He believes that patient-specific instrumentation, navigation, and robotics have the potential to increase patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes following joint replacement surgery. He has given over 20 national and international presentations stemming from his research, has authored several peer-reviewed publications, and has written book chapters on the subject of joint replacement surgery. He was a member of the America Academy of Orthopedic Surgeon’s Research Development Committee and has spent time on Capitol Hill in order to ensure that the National Institutes of Health continues to receive research support for musculoskeletal conditions.

Publications:

To view a listing of Dr. Schnaser's publications, click here.

Clinical Study Details

  1. Accepting new patients
  2. study started January 2013
  4. NCT01909375
  5. Observational Quality Registry
  6. December 23, 2024

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