Routine follow-up may not be needed for people undergoing joint replacement surgery

Helen Saul; Samantha Cassidy; Brendan Deeney; Jemma Kwint; Philip Conaghan

doi:10.1136/bmj.p222

Routine follow-up may not be needed for people undergoing joint replacement surgery

BMJ. 2023 Feb 17:380:222. doi: 10.1136/bmj.p222.

Authors

Helen Saul¹, Samantha Cassidy², Brendan Deeney², Jemma Kwint², Philip Conaghan³

Affiliations

¹ NIHR Evidence, Twickenham, UK NIHRAlerts@nihr.ac.uk.
² NIHR Evidence, Twickenham, UK.
³ Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, UK.

PMID: 36808019
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.p222

Abstract

The studyKingsbury SR, Smith LK, Czoski Murray CJ, et al. Safety of disinvestment in mid- to late-term follow-up post primary hip and knee replacement: the UK SAFE evidence synthesis and recommendations. Health Soc Care Deliv Res 2022;10. doi:10.3310/KODQ0769To read the full NIHR Alert, go to: https://evidence.nihr.ac.uk/alert/joint-replacement-many-people-can-safely-wait-10-years-for-follow-up/.

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MeSH terms

Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee*
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Records