National Joint Registry Annual Report 2024

The NJR’s 21st Annual Report for the period of 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024 contains full analysis of the shoulder, elbow and ankle joints available (hip & knee report sections to follow). It has been prepared in separate joint sections, due to ongoing work with the orthopaedic implant manufacturing industry to enhance the completeness of the NJR component database.

The Registry’s purpose is to record patient information and provide data on the performance and longevity of replacement joint implants, the surgical outcomes for the hospitals where these operations are carried out, and on the performance outcomes of the surgeons who conduct the procedures. This Annual Report summarises the NJR’s work and sharing of the analysis of data, visually in tables and graphs, for procedures across each of the joints, as well as implant and hospital.

Having collected data since April 2003, with the purpose of improving patient outcomes following hip, knee, ankle, elbow, and shoulder replacement, the Registry has now recorded over 4 million procedures. As a result of the increasing volume and quality of data, it is possible to make more accurate analysis available to all stakeholders. It is essential that as much good quality data as possible is captured to continue to improve clinical outcomes and patient safety.

The NJR has shown that orthopaedic surgery, as one of the main users of implant devices in the UK, is demonstrating the highest standards of patient safety in their use. A key message from the report is that safety and clinical outcomes continue to improve, as identified through the reduction of joint revision surgery.

Read in full: All report sections can be found on the NJR’s dedicated report website here https://reports.njrcentre.org.uk.

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