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. 2020 May 6;2(3):100070. doi: 10.1016/j.ocarto.2020.100070

Table 2.

Estimated number of people who could avoid knee replacement in 2019–2029.

Year Population with moderate-severe knee OAa Usual care
Non-surgical management program
Number estimated to receive TKR Number estimated to receive TKRb Number estimated to avoid TKRc
2019 56,007 56,007 17,922 38,085
2020 57,248 57,248 18,319 38,928
2021 58,481 58,481 18,714 39,767
2022 59,702 59,702 19,105 40,597
2023 60,956 60,956 19,506 41,450
2024 62,263 62,263 19,924 42,339
2025 63,594 63,594 20,350 43,244
2026 64,998 64,998 20,799 44,199
2027 66,382 66,382 21,242 45,140
2028 67,730 67,730 21,674 46,056
2029 69,038 69,038 22,092 46,946
a

Who are likely to require TKR (based on 9.45% of the population with knee OA).

b

32% of the population with moderate-severe knee OA, based on 2-year RCT outcomes [31].

c

68% of the population with moderate-severe knee OA, based on 2-year RCT outcomes [31].