Number of revision shoulder procedures carried out in 12 months

What this data shows:

This figure shows the total number of revision elbow replacement procedures recorded on the National Joint Registry for the period 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018, where surgery is recorded in the name of the selected surgeon.

These revision elbow procedures may have been undertaken in any of the hospitals in which the surgeon has practised over the time period, and includes both NHS- and privately-funded activity.

How the data is gathered:

A revision procedure is an operation following the primary procedure, to remove, add to or replace one or more parts of the total joint replacement normally due to loss of function or pain.

The number of elbow revision operations is the number carried out by the surgeon. These are not necessarily associated with the primary elbow procedures undertaken by the surgeon. Some surgeons specialise in this type of re-do surgery.

When the data is shown:

You can find out more about this surgeon by clicking on the ‘View source information’ link on the previous page. This includes for example, further information on the national averages for revision elbow procedures.

If you would like to ask your surgeon more about the revision procedures they carry out then please make a note of this question to take to any relevant appointment with the surgeon or a member of his or her team at the hospital.

The consultant orthopaedic surgeon who is responsible for your care is not always the same as the operating surgeon. However, the consultant in charge is responsible for you as the patient.

More information about the data source:

This data represents information entered by each hospital into the NJR. Whilst the NJR takes steps to prevent errors, by validation at the point of data entry, it is possible for data entry errors to occur.

The accuracy and validity of the data relies heavily on the diligence of hospitals and surgeons entering all primary and revision operations. It is the responsibility of the surgeon, healthcare team and hospital to make sure that all cases are registered (known as compliance) and accurate. Participation in the NJR has been mandatory since April 2011 for NHS hospitals and since April 2003 for the independent (private) sector.

The compliance rate for each hospital is presentedon the corresponding hospital profile(s) atwww.njrsurgeonhospitalprofile.org.uk.

Data Source:

National Joint Registry (NJR) database

Data Period:

12 months between 1 April 2017 and 31 March 2018

Data Supplier:

National Joint Registry for England, Wales and Northern Ireland (NJR)

Further Information:

The NJR has collected information about hip and knee joint replacement procedures since April 2003, ankle joint replacements since April 2010 and elbow and shoulder joint replacements since April 2012. Submission to the NJR is mandatory.

www.njrsurgeonhospitalprofile.org.uk  (for surgeons and hospitals)

www.njrcentre.org.uk          (for more information about the NJR)

www.njrreports.org.uk   (for the NJR’s Annual Report information)