§ 19. Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hip replacement operations have been carried out by the national health service on patients over the age of(a) 90, (b) 95 and (c) 100 years in the last five. [2191]
§ Mr. HoramThe information is in the table:
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Hip replacements and other arthroplasty operations of the hip Year Age 90–94 Age 95–99 Age 100 and over 1989–90 1,325 374 40 1990–91 1,866 463 45
Hip replacements and other arthroplasty operations of the hip Year Age 90–94 Age 95–99 Age 100 and over 1991–92 1,942 454 51 1992–93 2,122 426 72 1993–94 2,226 492 29 Source:
Hospital Episode Statistics.
Hip operation codes—shortlist code WCI and WC3.
OPCS4R codes W37–W39, W46–W48.