Association between surgical volume and failure of primary total hip replacement

Association between surgical volume and failure of primary total hip replacement in England and Wales: findings from a prospective national joint replacement register
BMJ Open 2020;10:e033045. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033045

• Following analysis of the association between consultant surgical volume and the risk of revision in patients undergoing elective THA the authors support the practice of specialisation of hip arthroplasty but do not support the practice of low-volume consultants increasing their personal volume.