Hip replacement surgery at Spire Regency Hospital Macclesfield

At Spire Regency, our team of orthopaedic (bone and muscle) surgeons can offer you a treatment and care plan that’s personal to you and your needs. Our dedicated nurses and physiotherapists will provide expert aftercare to help you get the most from your operation.

We offer treatment, tests and scans without the wait and easy booking with appointment times to suit you.

At Spire Regency, our consultants have wide experience in performing hip replacement surgery in our clean, modern facilities. We also have two laminar flow operating theatres which regulate air flow to minimise the risk of infection.

Our consultants at Spire Regency use trusted and clinically proven techniques for hip replacement. Your consultant will explain the procedure in more detail during your consultations.

Getting here

We are located just five minutes away from Macclesfield town centre and Macclesfield station. We also have free parking available for you and your visitors.

Your consultations

Before your treatment, you’ll meet your consultant in one of our 10 consultation rooms. All our rooms are accessible and located on the ground floor, so there’s no need to worry if walking is difficult for you. They’ll ask about your health, symptoms and answer any questions you may have.

If you haven’t been diagnosed yet, they may recommend our diagnostic tests and scans to help them assess your hip in more detail. Both your initial consultation and tests at this stage are charged separately to the cost of any treatment needed.

If you decide to go ahead with treatment, your consultant will advise you about:

• What your personalised treatment and care plan will involve
• Different types of prosthetic joints available
• Anaesthetic options
• Potential risks and complications
• Things you can do to help your recovery

When you come in for your operation, you’ll be with us for two to five days usually, but this can be up to five days. You’ll have one of our 28 large, bright private rooms. They all include:

• En-suite private bathroom
• TV
• Armchair
• WiFi

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

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

• You’ll meet your surgeon and anaesthetist
• You'll have either a general anaesthetic, where you’re unconscious, or an epidural or spinal anaesthetic with sedation, where you're numb from the waist down
• If you have an epidural or spinal anaesthetic, your anaesthetist will 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

Once your operation is finished, you’ll be taken back to your private room to start your recovery. You may feel some discomfort and swelling at first, which is completely normal. We’ll give you pain relief to help you and make sure you’re comfortable.

One of our physiotherapists will get you walking again on the same day of your operation. They'll give you some exercises you should do throughout your recovery to help you get the most from your operation.

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