Biomedical Engineering Reference
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TABLE 6.1 Incidence of Organ and Tissue Deficiencies, or the Number
of Surgical Procedures Related to These Deficiencies in the United
States
a
—Cont'd
Indicator
Procedure or Patients per Year
Cartilage
Patella resurfacing
216,000
Chondromalacia patellae
103,400
Meniscal repair
250,000
Arthritis (knee)
149,900
Arthritis (hip)
219,300
Fingers and small joints
179,000
Osteochondritis dissecans
14,500
Tendon repair
33,000
Ligament repair
90,000
Blood Vessels
Heart
754,000
Large and small vessels
606,000
Liver
Metabolic disorders
5,000
Liver cirrhosis
175,000
Liver cancer
25,000
Pancreas (diabetes)
728,000
Intestine
100,000
Kidney
600,000
Bladder
57,200
Ureter
30,000
Urethra
51,900
Hernia
290,000
Breast
261,000
Blood transfusions
18,000,000
Dental
10,000,000
a
From Langer and Vacanti (1993).
b
Approximately 150,000 of these individuals are hospitalized and 10,000 die annually.
