Private knee replacement Wakefield

At Spire Methley Park Hospital our consultants use trusted knee replacement techniques to provide treatment in the Wakefield, Pontefract and South Yorkshire areas.

Our private treatment is provided by dedicated surgeons, with aftercare from skilled physiotherapists and nurses. You’ll receive a personalised treatment plan that meets your needs, so you can get the most out of your knee replacement operation.

Patient information: Hip and knee surgery
Wednesday 17 January 2024, 6.30pm - 9am
Join Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Mr Stefan Niculescu to discover information about joint replacement surgery. You'll have the opportunity to have a free five minute consultation (verbal discussion only, no physical examinations).
Book your place with Mr Stefan Niculescu

Free mini consultation: Mako robotic hip and knee surgery
Monday 22 January 2024, 11am - 12.30pm
Join Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Mr Ajit Shetty and explore the future of surgical innovation through Mako robotic surgery as he unveils the benefits and advancements of this pioneering procedure. You'll have the opportunity to have a 5 minute consultation (verbal discussion only, no physical examinations).
Book your place with Mr Shetty

To book a consultation, complete the enquiry form or call 01977 518518.

Choose Spire Methley Park Hospital if you live in Wakefield, Pontefract or South Yorkshire.

At Spire Methley Park Hospital, we have wide experience of performing knee replacement surgery in our high-quality facilities. This includes two operating theatres with laminar flow. These theatres regulate air flow to reduce the risk of infection.

Our highly skilled orthopaedic consultants use trusted and clinically proven techniques for knee replacements.

After your operation, you’ll start your recovery in your private room, where you’ll have many of the conveniences you’d expect at home. Your room will include:

• En-suite
• TV
• WiFi

Nurses will be on-hand, and your physiotherapist will help get you walking again as soon as you feel ready. 

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

Getting here

Spire Methley Park Hospital is on Methley Lane, just over a mile from junction 30 of the M62. We’re just three miles away from Castleford train station, while Wakefield is seven miles away. Leeds train station is also just 10 miles away. Free on-site parking is available for you and your visitors.

Your consultations

At your appointment, you’ll meet your consultant in one of our 10 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, your consultant will then discuss treatment options with you
• Before recommending a knee replacement, your consultant 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.

Prior to coming in for surgery, you'll be required to attend the hospital for a pre-operative assessment. This will involve undergoing various pre-procedure checks including blood pressure and heart rate.

When you come in for your operation, you’ll be with us for one to three 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.

Anaesthetic options

On the day of your surgery, you’ll meet your surgery team and anaesthetist, who’ll give you the type of anaesthetic you’ve agreed on with your consultant. It will be either a general anaesthetic, where you’ll be completely asleep, but it could be an epidural (spinal anaesthetic), where you’ll be numb from the waist down

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

During your operation

Your consultant will make the necessary incisions and begin to remove worn or damaged areas of your knee joint. They’ll then fit your new knee and close your incisions.

The operation should take no more than a couple of hours.

At Spire Methley Park Hospital, we serve South Yorkshire, including Wakefield, Pontefract, Barnsley and Castleford.

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

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