The 2020 report contains data on Hips, Knees, Ankles, Elbows, and Shoulders. This year the report also contains survival rates of unicompartmental knees
Access the PDF here – NJR-17th-Annual-Report-2020Download
The interactive portion of the NJR’s 17th Annual Report can be found online via the registry’s dedicated NJR Reports website at: reports.njrcentre.org.uk.
Here we present data on clinical activity during the 2019 calendar year. This includes information on the volumes and surgical techniques in relation to procedures submitted to the NJR, with the most recent data being for the period 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019. To be included in these tables and graphs, all procedures must have been entered into the NJR by 29 February 2020.
The double page infographic spread at the end of this report offers a visual summary of key facts relating to the analysis of clinical activity during the 2019 calendar year. This can also be downloaded as a waiting room poster via reports.njrcentre.org.uk/downloads.
The information found online now includes historical data, going back to 2005 in most cases. Using the dedicated website, readers are able to use interactive, filterable graphs to identify the key information and trends associated with the following reports for hip, knee, ankle, elbow and shoulder data (where sufficient data are available):
- Total number of hospitals and treatment
centres in England (including the Isle of Man and the States of Guernsey), Wales and Northern Ireland able to participate in the NJR and the proportion actually participating - Number of participating hospitals and the number and type of procedures performed
- Number of procedures undertaken as a proportion of all procedures submitted annually
- Procedure details by type of provider
• Primary procedure details by type of provider
• Types of primary replacements undertaken
• Patient characteristics for primary replacement procedures, according to procedure type
• Age and gender for primary replacement patients
• Patients’ physical status classification (ASA grades)
for primary replacement procedures
• Body Mass Index (BMI) for primary replacement patients
• Indications for primary procedure based on age groups
• Age of patients undergoing primary joint replacement
• Surgical technique for primary replacement patients
• Thromboprophylaxis regime for primary replacement patients, prescribed at time of operation
• Reported untoward intra-operative events for primary replacement patients, according to procedure type
• Patient characteristics for revision procedures, according to procedure type
• Indication for surgery for revision procedures
• Trends in use of the most commonly used brands
For hips specifically
• Components removed during hip revision procedures
• Components used during single-stage hip revision procedures
• Trends in femoral head size and hip articulation For knees specifically
• Implant constraint for primary procedures • Bearing type for primary procedures