Testing artificial hip and knee joints 'will save the NHS £200 million a year' trends now
Testing artificial hip and knee joints 'will save the NHS £200 million a year'... and reduce unnecessary pain for patients in future
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Artificial hip and knee joints that have to be removed after failing early are to be examined routinely to save the NHS £200million a year – and reduce unnecessary pain for patients in future.
Less than one in 100 removed implants are examined to see why they failed, so surgeons don’t learn what went wrong or pick up on potential scandals.