Treatments

Arthroplasty

Arthroplasty is a surgical procedure to repair or replace a damaged or diseased joint.

Bone Graft

Surgeons can perform a bone graft to repair or rebuild damaged bone in many areas of your body.

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT)

Shockwave therapy is a non-surgical treatment, and works by delivering impulses of energy, targeted to specific damaged tissues within the abnormal tendon.

Hemiarthroplasty

A hemiarthroplasty is a procedure to replace only the femur portion of your hip joint.

Hip arthroscopy at The Vale Hospital

Suffering from prolonged hip pain? our expert lower limb orthopaedic surgeons in South Wales can help diagnose the severity of your hip condition and treat minor cartilage damage through diagnostic hip arthroscopy surgery.

Hip replacement surgery at Vale Hospital

If you are suffering prolonged hip pain or having trouble undertaking everyday tasks, you may suffer from osteoarthritis and could benefit from a hip replacement procedure at Nuffield Health Cardiff & Vale Hospitals. Our experienced and skilled team of orthopaedic surgeons have earned a strong reputation for their consistently outstanding patient outcomes.

Hip resurfacing

This operation provides a new surface for the ball and socket that make up your hip joint.

Hip revision

Hip Revision is a procedure to take out your old hip replacement and put in a new one.

Image guided joint injections

If your swollen or painful joints, ligaments or tendons do not respond to conservative treatments your consultant may recommend image guided joint injections.

Joint resurfacing

Joint surfaces damaged by wear and tear or arthritis may be able to be resurfaced.

Manipulation under anaesthesia (MUA)

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.

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