Table 1.

Prevalence of infections per type of procedure (2014)

Macro category	Total	With infection	Prevalence (%)
1. Primary hip replacement	89,242	37	0.04%
2. Hip replacement revision	7292	1203	16.50%
3. Other hip procedures	1000	0	0.00%
4. Primary knee replacement	61,923	42	0.07%
5. Knee replacement revision	3017	739	24.49%
6. Other knee procedures	115	0	0.00%
7. Lower limb implantations (femur, tibia, feet)	99,189	20	0.02%
8. Lower limb revisions (femur, tibia, feet)	27,492	448	1.63%
9. Other lower limb procedures	167	0	0.00%
10. Higher limb implantations (shoulder, arm, hand)	7900	18	0.23%
11. Higher limb revisions (shoulder, arm, hand)	12,540	138	1.10%
12. Other higher limb procedures	13,313	7	0.05%
13. Generic musculoskeletal implantation	156	99	63.46%
14. Generic musculoskeletal removal	163	65	39.88%
15. Other orthopaedic procedures	10,449	503	4.81%
16. General procedures associated	2635	1895	71.92%
Total	336,593	5214	1.55%