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Joint replacement (primary): hip, knee and shoulder

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  • Reference number: NG157
  • Published:  04 June 2020
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Evidence reviews

The following documents contain the evidence that was used to develop the recommendations:

  • Information needs
  • Decision aids
  • Preoperative rehabilitation
  • Anaesthesia for hip replacement
  • Anaesthesia for knee replacement
  • Anaesthesia for shoulder replacement
  • Tranexamic acid to minimise blood loss
  • Wound lavage
  • Ultra-clean air
  • Wrong implant selection
  • Total knee replacement
  • Patella resurfacing
  • Hip replacement approach
  • Shoulder replacement – intact rotator cuff
  • Hemiarthroplasty - proximal humeral fracture
  • Inpatient hip and knee postoperative rehabilitation
  • Inpatient shoulder postoperative rehabilitation
  • Outpatient hip and knee postoperative rehabilitation
  • Outpatient rehabilitation after shoulder replacement
  • Long-term follow-up and monitoring

This page was last updated: 04 June 2020

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