Your Consultant will discuss your medical history and look at how well you move and the strength of your muscles.

If you’ve agreed that surgery is the best treatment, your consultation might include x-rays or MRI scans. 

We may also be able to assess your fitness for anaesthesia on the same day, to reduce the number of visits you need to make to the hospital.

A total knee replacement operation typically takes no longer than two hours, including anaesthetic, but it’ll depend on the complexity of the operation, the severity of your arthritis, and your physique or build.

We’ll move you to our recovery room for observation until you’re ready to return to the ward, where you’ll be looked after by our experienced nursing team. 

You’ll spend two to three days in hospital, cared for by a highly skilled team of nurses and visited daily by our physiotherapy team.

We’ll only let you leave hospital once we're happy that it’s safe for you to do so. We’ll give you a frame or crutches and will be shown how to use the stairs safely.

By six weeks, we’ll invite you to see one of the Orthopaedic Surgeons to make sure that the wound has healed, and check your knee's motion.