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Publication, Part of

Finalised Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) in England for Hip & Knee Replacements, April 2018 – March 2019

Official statistics

Publication Date:
13 Feb 2020
Geographic Coverage:
England
Geographical Granularity:
Country, Strategic Health Authorities, Hospital Trusts, Primary Care Trusts, Independent Sector Health Care Providers, Clinical Commissioning Groups, NHS Trusts, Primary Care Organisations, County, Care Trusts, Hospital and Community Health Services
Date Range:
01 Apr 2018 to 31 Mar 2019

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Summary

Patients undergoing elective inpatient surgery for hip and knee replacement, funded by the English NHS are asked to complete questionnaires before and after their operations to assess improvement in health as perceived by the patients themselves. This publication is for Finalised Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) in England - April 2018 to March 2019.

97% reported improvement for hip replacements

Patients reported an improvement for the Oxford Hip Score.

The average health gain on the Oxford Hip Score was 22.0.

94% reported an improvement for knee replacements

Patients reported an improvement for the Oxford Knee Score.

The average health gain on the Oxford Knee Score was 17.0

At least 90% of patients felt better after their operation

95% of hip replacement patients felt better after the operation and 90% of knee replacement patients also felt better.

The majority of patients thought the results of their operation were excellent, very good or good.

This occurred for 93.2% of hip replacement patients and 87% of knee replacement patients.

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