Pedicle screw fusion waiting times in Australian public hospitals
Public hospital waiting times for pedicle screw fusion, nationally and by state.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
Across Australia, the median wait for pedicle screw fusion in public hospitals was not published in 2024–25, from 34 surgeries. not published of people waited more than 365 days. 2 public hospitals published a median wait for it.
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State by state
| Rank | State or territory | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unranked | Northern Territory | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | South Australia | not published | not published | 14 surgeries |
| unranked | Victoria | not published | not published | 19 surgeries |
How the wait has changed
- Australia
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| Reference period | Australia (days) |
|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 89 |
| 2017–18 | 91 |
| 2018–19 | 121 |
| 2019–20 | 111 |
| 2020–21 | 196 |
| 2021–22 | 174 |
| 2022–23 | 322 |
| 2023–24 | not published |
| 2024–25 | not published |
Common questions
Which public hospital has the shortest wait for pedicle screw fusion?
Of the 2 public hospitals that published a median for 2024–25, Austin Hospital [Heidelberg] reported the shortest (80 days) and Royal Adelaide Hospital the longest (125 days). A shorter median is not a recommendation — how to read these figures.
Cite this page
Australian public hospitals published no national median wait for pedicle screw fusion in 2024–25.
Copy-ready citation
Surgery Waits, "Pedicle screw fusion waiting list by state, 2024–25", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/pedicle-screw-fusion/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: Surgery Waits (https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/pedicle-screw-fusion/), from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals data, CC BY 3.0 AU. Reference period 2024–25, released 28 May 2026.
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<img src="https://surgerywaits.au/charts/pedicle-screw-fusion.svg" width="720" height="182" alt="Median public hospital waiting time for Pedicle screw fusion by state and territory, 2024–25">What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.
The source calls this collection "elective surgery". This site calls it planned surgery, because the surgery is planned in advance rather than optional — the methodology explains the wording.