Just after Christmas is the worst time to need hip or knee joint replacement - just before is the best, UK

Research from the Medical Technology Group reveals that just after Christmas may be the worst time of year to need hip or knee joint replacement - and that just before may be the best time. Like a postcode lottery, this time-of-year lottery means the outcomes for individual patients can be radically different, in this case dependent on the financial calendar. March is the busiest month for operations, so patients starting the average 15-week wait for a new hip or knee are better starting their wait just before Christmas...

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