Hip replacement surgery at Spire Leeds Hospital

At Spire Leeds, our orthopaedic (bone and muscle) teams are highly skilled and dedicated to providing top quality treatment and care that’s personalised to you.

We offer fast access to diagnostic tests and scans, so you don’t have to wait long to find out if treatment is right for you.

At Spire Leeds, we have wide experience in hip replacement surgery in our clean, modern facilities. We offer some of the latest surgical innovations in implant design and surgical techniques, which may be beneficial to some patients.

We also have three laminar flow operating theatres, which regulate air flow to minimise the risk of infection.

Getting here

Spire Leeds Hospital is situated just off Leeds' main A6120 ring road, approximately three miles from Leeds city centre. The hospital is accessible via public transport (bus) or we're 15 minutes by car from the city centre and the mainline railway station. We have free on-site parking for you and your visitors.

Your consultations

For your appointments, you’ll meet your consultant in one of our 17 consultation rooms. All of our rooms are accessible, which makes it easier if you find walking difficult prior to hip replacement.

Our dedicated orthopaedic consultants specialise in diagnosing and treating musculoskeletal (bone and muscle) conditions. Here’s what will happen before your treatment:

• If you haven’t been diagnosed yet, your consultant may recommend our advanced scanning, imaging and diagnostic technologies to look at your hip and help understand the cause of your pain or mobility problems
• Once you’ve been diagnosed or if you have a referral, your consultant will then discuss treatment options with you
• In some cases, hip replacement may not be advised and alternative treatments like injection therapy may be recommended

Your consultations give you an opportunity to ask questions and discuss your expectations, needs and desires. Your consultant will then be able to outline a treatment and care plan that’s tailored to you. Both your initial consultation and tests at this stage are charged separately to the cost of any treatment needed.

When you come in for your operation, you’ll typically be with us for two to three days. You’ll stay in one of our 88 large, bright private rooms. They all include:

• TV
• Window
• Armchair
• WiFi
• Wardrobe

If you’ve come with a friend or family member, they’re welcome to wait in your room while you have your operation.

Here’s what will happen once you arrive at Spire Leeds for your hip replacement operation:

• You’ll meet your surgical team and anaesthetist
• You'll have either a general anaesthetic, where you’re unconscious, or an epidural or spinal anaesthetic, where you're numb from the waist down
• If you have an epidural or spinal anaesthetic, your anaesthetist can also give you a sedative to help you relax
• Once the anaesthetic has taken effect, your surgeon will make one or more incisions in your hip, remove both the socket and the top of your thigh bone and replace them with a new artificial hip joint
• The operation should take between an hour and an hour and a half

After your operation, you’ll start your recovery back in your private room.

One of our physiotherapists will want to get you up and about as soon as you feel ready. They’ll also give you advice on how to boost your recovery using special exercises after hip replacement.

Our nursing team will give you pain relief to help you deal with any pain after your hip replacement surgery. They’ll make sure you’re comfortable and have everything you need.

You'll come back in for a physiotherapy rehab within two weeks of discharge to help you with your recovery.

Although everybody’s different and you should always follow your consultant’s advice, here’s a typical recovery timeline for hip replacement surgery: