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

BMJ 2023; 380 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.p222 (Published 17 February 2023) Cite this as: BMJ 2023;380:p222
  1. Helen Saul, editor in chief1,
  2. Samantha Cassidy, science writer1,
  3. Brendan Deeney, science writer1,
  4. Jemma Kwint, senior research fellow1 ,
  5. Philip Conaghan, director2
  1. 1NIHR Evidence, Twickenham, UK
  2. 2Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, UK
  1. Correspondence to H Saul NIHRAlerts{at}nihr.ac.uk

The study

Kingsbury 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/KODQ0769.

To 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/

Footnotes

  • Competing interests: The BMJ has judged that there are no disqualifying financial ties to commercial companies. The authors declare the following other interests: none.

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