INOR Background

In August 2010, an implant used for hip replacements by DePuy (ASR) was recalled globally due to poor patient outcomes and adverse events. In Ireland, an estimated 3,500 people had received this implant following hip replacement surgery. As there was no national implant register in place at that time, hospitals had to undertake a lengthy review of all theatre diaries and patient charts to identify patients who may have received these implants. This global recall highlighted the need in Ireland to have a national register for such implants.

The Irish National Orthopaedic Register (INOR) was established in 2014, in collaboration with the Irish Institute for Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery (IITOS). In 2025, it is live in 17 hospitals (11 public and six private) under the governance of NOCA and it continues to roll out to the remaining hospitals.