National Joint Registry features in The Lady

Published: 30 Oct 2023

Surprisingly, when it comes to joint issues, women are often the most hesitant to seek help. They may delay having hip and knee replacements because of caregiving responsibilities or possible concerns about the poor outcomes of such procedures. This seems to be the case even though data increasingly shows that hip and knee replacements are generally highly successful and give many patients improved mobility and relief from pain.

Tim Wilton, National Joint Registry (NJR) Medical Director, has written an article about hip replacement for women, for the October edition of The Lady magazine titled Hip hip hooray for new joints…

“The apparent reluctance of many men to see a doctor is sufficiently well-established to be the subject of many a joke, not to mention the focus of government health messaging. Many wives, mothers, sisters and daughters will doubtless be familiar with the struggle to persuade their male relatives to have their ailments checked out by a medical professional. But surprisingly, when it comes to joint issues, women are often the most hesitant to seek help. They may delay having hip and knee replacements because of caregiving responsibilities or possible concerns about the poor outcomes of such procedures. This seems to be the case even though data increasingly shows that hip and knee replacements are generally highly successful and give many patients improved mobility and relief from pain.”

You can read the full article here.

For more information on the NJR and its work, go to www.njrcentre.org.uk.