NHS hip and knee operations threatened by bone cement supply shortage
Campaigners say the news is a ‘crushing blow’ to patients waiting for surgeriesA shortage in medical cement could lead to delays in a number of patients getting hip and knee replacements and other pre-planned surgeries, experts have said.There is a global supply issue from the NHS’s main...
<p>Campaigners say the news is a ‘crushing blow’ to patients waiting for surgeries</p><p>A shortage in medical cement could lead to delays in a number of patients getting hip and knee replacements and other pre-planned surgeries, experts have said.</p><p>There is a global supply issue from the NHS’s main provider of bone cement.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/feb/18/nhs-hip-and-knee-operations-threatened-by-bone-cement-supply-shortage">Continue reading...</a>
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