Arthroplasty is a surgical procedure to repair or replace a damaged or diseased joint.
Surgeons can perform a bone graft to repair or rebuild damaged bone in many areas of your body.
A hemiarthroplasty is a procedure to replace only the femur portion of your hip joint.
The majority of our orthopaedic surgeons at Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital specialise in lower limb diagnostic procedures; and can offer you rapid access to hip arthroscopy surgery.
At Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital our orthopaedic surgeons regularly perform hip replacement surgery, consistently achieving excellent outcomes. This procedure not only improves mobility, but also the patients quality of life.
If your old hip replacement has started to wear out and you are experiencing discomfort, you may need it replaced with a new prosthesis. At Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital our expert orthopaedic surgeons specialise in undertaking hip revision surgery.
If your swollen or painful joints, ligaments or tendons do not respond to conservative treatments your consultant may recommend image guided joint injections.
Joint surfaces damaged by wear and tear or arthritis may be able to be resurfaced.
Under general anaesthetic your surgeon will move your stiff joint to a full range of motion, stretching the surrounding muscles and freeing the joint capsule.