The information requested is provided in the following tables.Over the last four years, the annual number of hip and knee replacement operations undertaken by NHSScotland has increased by 8.5% and 26.8% respectively.NHSScotland: Number of Total Hip Replacement1 Procedures Undertaken During the Years Ending 31 March 2000 to 2004 Inclusive and the Number Of Patients on the In-Patient and Day Case Waiting List for a Total Hip Replacement1 on 30 September 2004 NHS Board 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004P Waiting List Argyll and Clyde 355 377 373 439 471 298 Ayrshire and Arran 333 358 363 345 417 202 Borders 134 139 168 182 158 55 Dumfries and Galloway 150 160 157 176 168 144 Fife 407 445 427 390 399 245 Forth Valley 216 232 222 231 295 169 Grampian 619 594 597 585 663 431 Greater Glasgow 774 697 704 757 791 560 Highland 303 323 275 280 302 186 Lanarkshire 402 393 446 420 539 215 Lothian 743 784 706 826 666 495 Orkney 38 43 31 50 43 21 Shetland 31 27 26 21 40 18 Tayside 526 481 485 393 533 186 Western Isles 55 31 62 59 83 23 Scotland 5,129 5,127 5,067 5,182 5,567 3,256 NHSScotland: Number of Total Knee Replacement2 Procedures Undertaken During the Years Ending 31 March 2000 to 2004 Inclusive and the Number of Patients on the In-Patient and Day Case Waiting List for a Total Knee Replacement2 on 30 September 2004 NHS Board 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004P Waiting List Argyll and Clyde 184 241 257 274 371 335 Ayrshire and Arran 298 309 287 326 358 299 Borders 56 69 72 77 92 34 Dumfries and Galloway 71 77 93 90 91 100 Fife 238 299 301 291 301 233 Forth Valley 159 216 187 218 237 204 Grampian 292 299 325 378 416 259 Greater Glasgow 549 567 578 578 719 720 Highland 117 150 182 162 192 143 Lanarkshire 291 299 358 319 435 316 Lothian 515 532 500 623 413 572 Orkney 8 8 11 23 24 13 Shetland 16 19 19 22 31 17 Tayside 367 329 326 303 327 195 Western Isles 9 13 17 16 14 11 Scotland 3,182 3,439 3,525 3,720 4,036 3,455 PProvisional.Notes:1.