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Conditions of the Hip & Knee

The hip joint is a “ball and socket joint”. It is a very important joint as it allows a great deal of movement but is also weight-bearing. As a result of this, it is often prone to “wearing away”. This is a simplified reason as to why arthritis occurs.

There are several risk factors for developing hip arthritis –

  • * increasing age
  • * genetic predisposition (family history)
  • * heavy impact sporting activities
  • * complication of hip fracture treatment
  • * childhood conditions – hip dysplasia (clicky hips), Perthe’s disease, SUFE

Arthritis can be a very painful condition which may slow down your mobility/ walking or even stop you from sleeping. The other symptoms of hip arthritis include hip stiffness, difficulty with putting your shoes and socks and excessive pain after sitting for a prolonged period.

A hip replacement is an operation which replaces the severely damaged hip bone with an artificial ball and socket that does the function of the natural joint. It is designed to reduce the pain and help you return to your activities.

The knee is an important joint and as it is weight-bearing can be prone to “wearing out”.

There are several risk factors for developing knee arthritis –

  • * increasing age
  • * being overweight
  • * genetic predisposition (family history)
  • * complication of previous injury or fracture treatment

Arthritis can be a very painful disorder which may slow down your mobility/ walking or even stop you from sleeping. The other symptoms of knee arthritis include knee stiffness, limping, difficulty with climbing up and down stairs and excessive pain on sitting for a prolonged period.

A knee replacement is an operation which replaces the severely damaged knee joint cartilage and bone with an artificial joint that does the function of the natural joint. It may reduce the pain and help you return to your activities.

A well functioning hip replacement may fail over the time due to the following reasons. The list is not exhaustive. Mr Agrawal has experience in dealing with these conditions and would provide you with an independent opinion and discuss any potential treatment options where possible.

  • * wearing out of joint replacement
  • * loosening of the implants
  • * instability (hip dislocation)
  • * deep infection
  • * fractures around the hip replacement (periprosthetic fractures)
  • * reaction to metal debris (eg. metal-on-metal hip replacements)
  • * unexplained pain

A well functioning knee replacement may fail over the time due to the following reasons. The list is not exhaustive. Mr Agrawal has experience in dealing with these conditions and would provide you with an independent opinion and discuss any potential treatment options where possible.

  • * wearing out of joint replacement
  • * loosening of the implants
  • * instability (knee giving way)
  • * deep infection
  • * fractures around the knee replacement (periprosthetic fractures)
  • * unexplained pain