Surgery, if it is required, might involve examination and tidying, realignment or fixing of a joint, or in some cases joint replacement. If such procedures are carried out then every effort is made to perform this through the smallest possible operative approach: this could be keyhole surgery (arthroscopy), or minimal access surgery.
In all cases, the most modern techniques are used to fix or stabilise the joint realignment or fixation, so that an early return to mobilisation is expected. The co-operation of physiotherapist, podiatrist and rehabilitation team optimises this return to function, whilst a highly experienced and specialist anaesthetist does all that is possible to provide safe and effective anaesthesia, reducing post-operative discomfort and helping to ensure that important mobilisation in the post-operative period.