HC Deb 18 April 1994 vol 241 c401W
Mr. Blunkett

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) hip replacement operations and (b) revision hip replacement operations have taken place in the last five years.

Mr. Sackville

The information is shown in the table.

Finished consultant episodes, NHS hospitals, England
Hip replacement operations1 1989–90 21990–91
Total 50,790 50,725
Revisions 3,562 3,459
1 Total Prosthetic Replacement of Hip Joint and Prosthetic Replacement of Head of Femur.
2 Provisional.

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