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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 94-B, Issue SUPP_XXXVII | Pages 505 - 505
1 Sep 2012
Wall A Wall A Hassan S Charalambous C
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Approximately 30000 total knee replacements are performed annually in the UK. Standard practice is to obtain a radiograph during the initial post-operative period. We performed a retrospective review of 638 total knee replacements and found no significant complications were visible on post-operative radiographs. There were 4 cases of mild femoral notching. Cessation of initial radiographs could save the NHS two million pounds annually. We suggest check radiographs in the initial post-operative period are unnecessary and waste valuable resources which could be distributed elsewhere.