Welcome

to the National Joint Registry (NJR) website.

Hip, knee and ankle joint replacements have become common and highly successful operations that bring many patients improved mobility and relief from pain. Thousands of hip, knee and ankle joint replacement operations take place in the UK every year.

The National Joint Registry (NJR) was set up by the Department of Health and Welsh Assembly Government to collect information on all hip, knee and ankle replacement operations and to monitor the performance of replacement hip knee and ankle joints (implants).

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NJR 8th Annual Report

Read the report and see the highlights here. Data from more than 1.1 million procedures are now registered on the NJR, with 2010-11 reporting the largest number of submissions in a single year in the history of the registry.
> Click here to go to the Report

NJR launch data collection for shoulder and elbow joint replacements

The benefits of the National Joint Registry for England and Wales - which already monitors performance for 1.2 million hip, knee and ankle joints - extends to shoulder and elbow replacements from April 2012.

National Joint Registry Lead Elaine Young said: "This is fantastic news for patients and the profession. We are delighted to be able to extend the benefits of the National Joint Registry to another key area of orthopaedic surgery. In the coming years, as the data grows, we will be able to share best practice and sound evidence on the performance of shoulder and elbow implants."

Find out more about the data collection here >

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