Hip and Knee Clinical Services

AM Orthopaedics provides a high standard of care in the treatment of orthopaedic conditions of the hip and knee. The conditions treated and the procedures offered include:

• Treatment of arthritic conditions of the hip;
• Total hip replacement / arthroplasty;
• Anterior Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement / Arthoplasty ( AMIS®);
• Hip Resurfacing;
• Revision hip replacement / arthroplasty;
• Treatment of arthritic conditions of the knee;
• Total knee replacement / arthroplasty (including minimally invasive and computer-assisted techniques);
• Unicompartmental knee resurfacing;
• High Tibial Osteotomy;
• Revision knee replacement / arthroplasty;
• Arthroscopic (“key-hole”) knee surgery (including meniscal surgery);
• Sports knee surgery;
• ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) reconstruction;
• PCL (posterior cruciate ligament) reconstruction;
  Fractures.

All arthroplasty (joint replacement) surgery is conducted using the local infiltration analgesia (LIA) technique to minimise post-operative pain. Furthermore, arthroplasty patients are mobilised within 4 hours of surgery. The aim is to reduce post-operative complications by reaching a safe level of independent mobility quickly and discharging the patient to the home environment early. A venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis protocol is used for all arthroplasty patients according to the guidelines of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. All post-operative arthroplasty patients are supplied with the surgeon’s mobile phone number to call with their concerns at any time.