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.
Hip arthroscopy is a procedure in which a miniature telescope is inserted through an incision over your hip joint commonly used to diagnose a problem, or occassionally to perform a treatment.
If you are struggling with hip pain or experiencing difficulty in every day movement, you could be suffering from osteoarthritis and may benefit from hip replacement surgery at Nuffield Health Tees Hospital.
Has your old hip replacement started to wear out? At Nuffield Health Tees Hospital our expert hip surgeons can provide you with rapid access to 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.