Surgery preparation
Before hip replacement: questions for your preoperative visit
Before hip replacement, the team reviews your health and helps plan recovery.
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Recovery & rehabilitation
Knee replacement recovery: milestones instead of promises
Recovery after knee replacement varies between people and may continue for months.
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Recovery & rehabilitation
Hip replacement recovery: planning daily activities
After hip replacement, daily activities are increased according to healing, mobility and the team’s instructions.
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Recovery & rehabilitation
After knee replacement: symptoms that need medical advice
Worsening wound redness or discharge, fever, increasing pain or new leg swelling after knee replacement needs medical advice.
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Recovery & rehabilitation
After hip replacement: recognising concerning changes
Unexpected worsening pain, wound discharge, fever or new leg swelling after hip replacement needs assessment.
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Joint replacement
Alternatives to knee replacement: what to discuss
Non-surgical care may help some people manage knee symptoms before replacement is considered.
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Surgery preparation
Knee replacement day: understanding the hospital sequence
On the day of knee replacement, the team confirms the procedure, reviews anaesthesia and prepares you for surgery.
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Arthroscopy
Knee arthroscopy: ask what will be done inside the joint
Knee arthroscopy is an approach, not one identical operation.
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Arthroscopy
Shoulder arthroscopy: understand the repair and the sling
Shoulder arthroscopy can treat selected problems using a camera and instruments through small incisions.
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Arthroscopy
Hip arthroscopy and hip replacement: different operations
Hip arthroscopy treats selected problems within the existing joint, while hip replacement substitutes damaged joint surfaces with artificial components.
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Treatment decisions
PRP injections: questions about evidence and expectations
Platelet-rich plasma is prepared from a person’s blood and used in selected musculoskeletal treatments.
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Treatment decisions
Steroid treatment for joint symptoms: what to clarify
Steroid medicines can reduce inflammation but have risks and are not suitable for every painful joint.
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