Format/Length:	See DATE
HES Item:
National Codes:
Default Codes:	YYYY - Year only available

Notes:
PROCEDURE DATE (PRIMARY JOINT REPLACEMENT) is the same as Data Element PROCEDURE DATE.

PROCEDURE DATE (PRIMARY JOINT REPLACEMENT) is the date of the Primary Joint Replacement Surgery and is recorded for Revision Joint Replacement Surgery items.

If the exact primary operation DATE is not known:

• the year is recorded if available
• 'Not Available' is selected if the date is not known.

 

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	PROCEDURE DATES (PRIMARY JOINT REPLACEMENT)