Relevance to NICE guidance programmes

Advice

NICE has issued the following guidance in relation to osteoarthritis and hip joint replacement:

Mini-incision surgery for total knee replacement (2010) NICE interventional procedure guidance 345
Minimally invasive total hip replacement (2010) NICE interventional procedure guidance 363
Shoulder resurfacing arthroplasty (2010) NICE interventional procedure guidance 354
Hip fracture: The management of hip fracture in adults (2011) NICE guideline CG124
Quality standard for hip fracture (2012) NICE quality standard 16
Osteoarthritis: Care and management in adults (2014) NICE guideline CG177
Total hip replacement and resurfacing arthroplasty for end-stage arthritis of the hip (review of technology appraisal guidance 2 and 44) (2014) NICE technology assessment 304

These clinical guidelines, quality standards, technical assessments and interventional procedure guidance relate to surgical replacement of the large joints, but do not specifically cover the management of large joint revisions, or the removal of bone cement.