As part of the College of Surgeons approaching centenary in 2027, the history of the NZOA has been summarised in an article by John Matheson and Khalid Mohammed, to be included in a book published by the College. This work adds to previous historical works published by past Fellows.
A few years ago, the New Zealand Blood Service (NZBS) experienced a shortage of femoral head donations and requested that clinicians adopt a conservative approach to their use.
Following sustained efforts to rebuild inventory, stock levels have now stabilised. Click here for the updated NZBS communication.
The proceedings of the NZOA AOA Combined ASM 2022 are now available:
Part 1: https://boneandjoint.org.uk/journal/PROCS/toc/105-B/SUPP_2
Part 2: https://boneandjoint.org.uk/journal/PROCS/toc/105-B/SUPP_3
The AOANJRR has released its Annual Report for 2022 documenting the outcomes of 1,853,452 primary and revision procedures (796,686 hips, 980,419 knees and 76,347 shoulders)...
Select this link to read an article by Peter Robertson, Past President of the NZOA, originally published in the Pharmacy Guild Contact magazine.
The ACC Consumer Outlook Group issued a Read Codes update in June 2016. Read Codes record an injury diagnosis and are used by ACC to keep track of the injury type, and determine the treatment and help a client may be entitled to. This update is in response to concerns about the processes around updating these codes and the information which needs to be provided to ACC.