Quality of life before and during the COVID-19 pandemic for people undergoing hip, knee and shoulder arthroplasty—nationwide results from the Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry | Synapse
March 26, 2026Open Access
Quality of life before and during the COVID-19 pandemic for people undergoing hip, knee and shoulder arthroplasty—nationwide results from the Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry
Key Points
The aim is to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of life for patients undergoing different types of joint arthroplasty in Australia.
Analysis of data from the Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry.
Evaluation of pre- and post-operative quality of life metrics.
Focused on patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA), total knee arthroplasty (TKA), and reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA).
No clinically meaningful deterioration in quality of life was found on average during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Quality of life scores remained stable for patients undergoing THA, TKA, and RTSA.
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic was not associated with a clinically meaningful deterioration in pre- or post-operative quality of life, on average, for patients undergoing THA, TKA or RTSA in Australia.