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<p>In the following table, we have provided information concerning the number of finished
consultant episodes (FCEs)<sup>1</sup> with a main or secondary procedure<sup>2</sup>
of knee replacement (not including revision procedures)<sup>3</sup> in England, for
the years 2008-09 to 2012-13<sup>4</sup>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Full</p><p>Knee
Replacement</p></td><td><p>Hemiarthroplasty</p></td><td><p>Unicompartmental</p><p>Knee</p><p>Replacement</p></td><td><p>Total</p><p>Knee
Replacements</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>68,136</p></td><td><p>4,599</p></td><td><p>196</p></td><td><p>72,931</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>66,915</p></td><td><p>1,425</p></td><td><p>3,206</p></td><td><p>71,546</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>69,991</p></td><td><p>731</p></td><td><p>4,153</p></td><td><p>74,875</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>73,166</p></td><td><p>393</p></td><td><p>4,865</p></td><td><p>78,424</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>72,676</p></td><td><p>203</p></td><td><p>5,256</p></td><td><p>78,135</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Activity in English NHS Hospitals and English NHS commissioned
activity in the independent sector</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p>
</p><p>1. A finished consultant episode (FCE) is a continuous period of admitted patient
care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. FCEs are counted against
the year in which they end. Figures do not represent the number of different patients,
as a person may have more than one episode of care within the same stay in hospital
or in different stays in the same year.</p><p> </p><p>2. The number of episodes where
the procedure (or intervention) was recorded in any of the 24 (12 from 2002-03 to
2006-07 and 4 prior to 2002-03) procedure fields in a Hospital Episode Statistics
(HES) record. A record is only included once in each count, even if the procedure
is recorded in more than one procedure field of the record. Note that more procedures
are carried out than episodes with a main or secondary procedure.</p><p> </p><p>3.
Coding used includes full knee replacements; hemiarthroplasty – only one bone in the
knee joint is replaced; and unicompartmental knee replacement - the surfaces of two
joints within the knee joint are replaced.</p><p> </p><p>4. HES figures are available
from 1989-90 onwards. Changes to the figures over time need to be interpreted in the
context of improvements in data quality and coverage (particularly in earlier years),
improvements in coverage of independent sector activity (particularly from 2006-07)
and changes in NHS practice. For example, changes in activity may be due to changes
in the provision of care.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em> Hospital
Episode Statistics (HES), Health and Social Care Information Centre</p><p> </p><p>
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