The Hip and Knee Team offer a range of services, including:

• Knee Arthroscopy and Ligament Reconstruction
• Hip Arthroscopy and Impingement Surgery (joint preserving)
•  Osteotomy surgery in Young Persons (joint preserving) – an operation to move the painful forces going through an affected joint, without replacing it, by moving the position of the bones.
•  Hip and Knee Replacement and Complex Joint Replacement – to replace an arthritic or damaged joint for patients with degenerative arthritis, known as osteoarthritis or ‘wear and tear arthritis’. Or in a small number of cases, for patients with osteonecrosis, where there is disruptive blood flow to the hip joint and a hip replacement is required.
• Revision Hip and Knee Replacement and Complex Reconstructions – This is usually where the original implant/s have failed or worn out over time. The prosthesis may have become loose or a joint infection maybe present. Your Surgeon will discuss with you, and with a multi-disciplinary team if Revision surgery is required.

Patients can be reassured by our specialist expertise, our consistently low infection rates, and our low revision rates.

Here at the Princess Royal Hospital, we follow an enhanced recovery program which aims to get patients home quicker and reduce their risk of complications. Patients usually leave hospital on the day as their operation, or as soon as possible after their operation, when it is safe to do so.