National Joint Registry Publishes 10th Annual Report
Published date : 07 October 2013
Article date : 30 November -1
The National Joint Registry (NJR) for England and Wales has published its 10th Annual Report. It now includes data from more than 1.4 million operations – more growth is expected now Northern Ireland has joined and the Registry includes elbow and shoulder replacement.
Highlights of this year’s report include:
First analysis of English Patient Reported Outcomes Measures (PROMs)
First nine months of elbow replacement and shoulder replacement data
Second complete year of ankle replacement data
Highest-ever patient consent rates (91%)
In-depth study: Metal-on-metal resurfacing
Trust-, Local Health Board- and unit-level activity and outcomes data for hip and knee procedures
