Publication, Part of Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs)
Finalised Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) in England for Hip & Knee Replacements, April 2018 – March 2019
Official statistics
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.
Highlights
97% reported improvement for hip replacements
Patients reported an improvement for the Oxford Hip Score.
94% reported an improvement for knee replacements
Patients reported an improvement for the Oxford Knee Score.
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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