Centres of excellence

Orthopedics

Knee and hip replacement, sports injuries and complex joint reconstruction.

Orthopaedics covers joints, bones and the soft tissue around them — replacements for worn hips, knees and shoulders, reconstruction of torn ligaments, and revision of implants that have failed.

Getting the timing right

Joint replacement is elective, and waiting until pain limits your sleep and your walking distance is reasonable. Waiting until the muscles have wasted is not, because rehabilitation is much harder from there. A surgeon reviewing your X-rays can tell you where you sit.

What to send us

Weight-bearing X-rays of the joint, any MRI, and — for revision surgery — the operation note and implant details from your previous procedure. That last one matters more than anything else.

Treatments in Orthopedics

Total Knee Replacement

The worn knee joint is replaced with an implant. Most patients are walking with support within a day or two and complete physiotherapy before flying home.

Total stay: 21 days
Partial Knee Replacement

Only the damaged compartment of the knee is replaced, preserving healthy bone and ligament. Suitable when arthritis is limited to one side of the joint.

Total stay: 16 days
Revision Knee Replacement

Replacement of a previous implant that has loosened, worn or become infected. More complex than a first replacement, and planned around your existing implant re...

Total stay: 28 days
Total Hip Replacement

The hip joint is replaced with a prosthesis. We will confirm the bearing surface and fixation method your surgeon recommends before you commit to travel.

Total stay: 21 days
Shoulder Replacement

The worn shoulder joint is replaced with an implant. Physiotherapy begins in hospital and continues after you go home.

Total stay: 18 days
ACL Reconstruction

A torn knee ligament is rebuilt using a graft, usually through keyhole surgery. Rehabilitation matters more than the operation itself.

Total stay: 14 days
Knee Arthroscopy

Keyhole surgery that looks inside the knee and repairs what it finds in the same sitting — usually under an hour, usually home the same day.

Total stay: 7 days
Meniscus Tear Surgery

Repair or trim of the C-shaped cartilage cushion in the knee — and which of the two you get matters more than almost anything else about the operation.

Total stay: 10 days
Rotator Cuff Repair

Reattaching the torn shoulder tendons that lift and rotate the arm — a short operation followed by a long, staged rehabilitation that does most of the work.

Total stay: 10 days
PCL Reconstruction

Rebuilding the posterior cruciate ligament with a graft — the knee's strongest ligament, and one that only breaks under real force.

Total stay: 14 days
Ankle Replacement

An artificial ankle joint that keeps the movement a fusion would take away — for arthritis severe enough that walking has become the problem.

Total stay: 21 days
Elbow Replacement

An artificial elbow for a joint destroyed by arthritis or fracture — excellent for pain and movement, but it comes with a lifting limit you keep for good.

Total stay: 21 days
Avascular Necrosis Treatment

Bone dying because its blood supply has been cut off — most often in the hip, and the stage at which it is caught decides everything that can be done.

Total stay: 14 days
Limb Lengthening Surgery

The bone is cut and then pulled apart a millimetre a day, so new bone grows into the gap — months of treatment, not an operation you recover from in weeks.

Total stay: 28 days