Private knee replacement Sutton Coldfield

At Spire Little Aston Hospital, we provide comprehensive orthopaedic (bone and muscle) treatment and care from our comfortable private hospital in Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham city centre. Our dedicated team of surgeons, nurses and physiotherapists can offer you a treatment and care plan that’s personal to your needs to help you get the most from your knee replacement surgery.

To book a consultation, complete the enquiry form or call 0121 353 2444.

Choose Spire Little Aston Hospital Spire Little Aston if you live in the Midlands or nearby, including Birmingham, Sutton Coldfield, and Tamworth.

At Spire Little Aston Hospital, we have wide experience of performing knee replacement surgery in our high-quality facilities.

We also offer some of the latest surgical techniques, which may be beneficial to some patients. These include:

• Minimally invasive knee replacement – intended to improve recovery time and reduce scarring
• iASSIST Knee System – a surgical guidance system designed to improve the accuracy and alignment of total knee replacement surgery
• Signature Personalised Patient Care – 3D MRI scans and custom made alignment guides help your surgeon align and position your new knee joint
• Mako robotic arm assisted surgery – a robotic arm enables a high degree of accuracy and precision when placing implants; discover robotic-arm assisted knee replacement surgery with Mako™
• ConforMis Personalised prosthetic joints, which are custom-made for your knee for the best possible fit – your consultant will discuss the different prosthesis options with you

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

Finding us

You can find us just to the north of Sutton Coldfield. We're a short 25 minute drive from Birmingham city centre. Birmingham New Street is the nearest mainline station to Spire Little Aston Hospital. The M6, M5, and M42 are all nearby and we have free parking on-site for you and your visitors.

Your consultations

For your appointments, you’ll meet your consultant in one of our 20 consultation rooms. All of our rooms are accessible, making things easier if you find walking difficult prior to knee 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 knee and help them 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
• Before recommending a knee replacement, they may suggest hydrocortisone joint injections or knee arthroscopy first

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.

When you come in for your operation, you’ll be with us for one or two days. You’ll stay in one of our large, bright, private en-suite rooms which has a locked space for your belongings and entertainment to keep you occupied as you start your recovery.

Here’s what will happen on the day of your knee replacement operation:

• You’ll meet your surgery team and anaesthetist
• Your anaesthetist will administer the type of anaesthetic that you’ve agreed with your consultant – either a general, where you’re asleep, or a spinal or epidural, where you won’t feel anything below the waist
• Once it’s taken effect, your surgeon will make an incision in your knee, move your kneecap to one side and begin fitting your artificial knee

Visit our knee replacement page for more information about the procedure.

After your operation, you’ll begin recovery in your private room. Your room will have:

• Armchair
• En-suite
• Patient information booklet
• Telephone
• TV
• Window

You’ll have support from our nursing team, who can provide pain relief to help manage any discomfort after your knee replacement surgery.

You may be able to go home the same day or can expect to stay at Spire Little Aston Hospital for one or two nights to go home and continue your recovery there.

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

At Spire Little Aston Hospital we serve Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and West Midlands, including Birmingham, Sutton Coldfield, Tamworth and Lichfield.

Choose your knee replacement consultant and arrange your first appointment in our modern, accessible facility.

You can learn more about our knee replacement treatment, including step-by-step surgery details, on our main knee replacement page.