The National Joint Registry (NJR) collects information about hip, knee, ankle, elbow and
shoulder joint replacement operations (arthroplasty) from all participating hospitals in …

Background Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a serious complication of total knee
arthroplasty. Two-stage revision is the most widely used technique and considered as the …

Total hip replacement causes a short-term increase in the risk of mortality. It is important to
quantify this and to identify modifiable risk factors so that the risk of post-operative mortality …

Objective To investigate management and outcomes of incidences of shoulder dystocia in
the 12 years following the introduction of an obstetric emergencies training programme …

Background The risk of prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is influenced by patient, surgical, and
health-care factors. Existing evidence is based on short-term follow-up. It does not …

Background Variable standards of care may contribute to poor outcomes associated with
AKI. We evaluated whether a multifaceted intervention (AKI e-alerts, an AKI care bundle, and …

Background Prosthetic joint infection is a devastating complication of knee replacement. The
risk of developing a prosthetic joint infection is affected by patient, surgical, and health-care …

1. Background Osteoarthritis is a leading cause of chronic pain, and when painful
osteoarthritis cannot be managed in primary care, joint replacement surgery is often …

Objectives We used the National Joint Registry for England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the
Isle of Man (NJR) to investigate the risk of revision due to prosthetic joint infection (PJI) for …

Background and Purpose Pain and function improve dramatically in the first three months
after hip and knee arthroplasty but the trajectory after three months is less well described. It …