1. Does your NHS trust have an orthopaedic service?
If yes:
a. How many prosthetic joint infections have been recorded between January 1st 2020 and December 31st 2020?
b. How many prosthetic joint infections have been recorded between January 1st 2021 and December 31st 2021?
c. How many episodes of osteomyelitis have been recorded between January 1st 2020 and December 31st 2020?
d. How many episodes of osteomyelitis have been recorded between January 1st 2021 and December 31st 2021?
e. How many episodes of septic arthritis have been recorded between January 1st 2020 and December 31st 2020?
f. How many episodes of septic arthritis have been recorded between January 1st 2021 and December 31st 2021?
g. How many episodes of fracture related infections have been recorded between January 1st 2020 and December 31st 2020?
h. How many episodes of fracture related infections have been recorded between January 1st 2021 and December 31st 2021?
2. Does your NHS trust perform knee anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery?
If yes:
a. How many were performed between January 1st 2020 and December 31st 2020?
b. How many were performed between January 1st 2021 and December 31st 2021?
c. How many surgeons were these episodes coded under?
3. Does your NHS trust perform knee osteotomy surgery?
If yes:
a. How many were performed between January 1st 2020 and December 31st 2020?
b. How many were performed between January 1st 2021 and December 31st 2021?
c. How many surgeons were episodes of knee osteotomy surgery coded under?
4. Does your NHS trust perform non-arthroplasty hip surgery?
If yes:
a. How many were performed between January 1st 2020 and December 31st 2020?
b. How many were performed between January 1st 2021 and December 31st 2021?
c. How many surgeons were episodes of non-arthroplasty hip replacements coded under?
5. Does your NHS trust perform spinal surgery?
If yes:
a. How many primary lumbar decompressions were performed between January 1st 2020 and December 31st 2020?
b. How many primary lumbar decompressions were performed between January 1st 2021 and December 31st 2021?
c. How many discectomies were performed between January 1st 2020 and December 31st 2020?
d. How many discectomies were performed between January 1st 2021 and December 31st 2021?
e. How many spinal tumours were resected between January 1st 2020 and December 31st 2020?
f. How many spinal tumours were resected between January 1st 2021 and December 31st 2021?
6. Does your NHS trust perform foot and ankle surgery?
If yes:
a. How many first metatarsophalangeal joint arthrodesis operations were performed between January 1st 2020 and December 31st
b. How many first metatarsophalangeal joint arthrodesis operations were performed between January 1st 2021 and December 31st
c. How many surgeons were episodes of first metatarsophalangeal joint arthrodesis coded under?
d. How many ankle arthrodesis operations were performed between January 1st 2020 and December 31st 2020?
e. How many ankle arthrodesis operations were performed between January 1st 2021 and December 31st 2021?
f. How many surgeons were episodes of ankle arthrodesis coded under?
