A classification that identifies the reason why a revision of a joint IMPLANT is needed (indicating the requirement for further JOINT REPLACEMENT SURGERY on a hip or knee).

The JOINT REPLACEMENT REVISION INDICATION identifies where the revision of a joint replacement is required on the basis of a JOINT REPLACEMENT REVISION CLASSIFICATION.

References:
National Joint Registry Dataset: v.1: 24th March 2003

 

This class is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	JOINT REPLACEMENT REVISION CLASSIFICATION