The damaged hip joint is replaced with a new, artificial one.
At Spire St Anthony’s Hospital in South-West London, our consultants can help relieve discomfort and improve your mobility, using trusted and clinically proven hip replacement surgery techniques.
During hip replacement surgery orthopaedic (bone and muscle) consultants replace damaged parts of the hip with an artificial joint (called a prosthesis). The procedure can help make your everyday activities more comfortable.
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Typical hospital stay
1 - 3 days
Procedure duration
60 - 90 minutes
Type of anaesthetic
General, spinal or epidural
Available to self-pay?
Yes
Covered by health insurance?
Yes
At Spire St Anthony’s Hospital, you can choose your consultant from our expert team. Our private hip replacement consultants are based in the South-West London area, near Epsom and Croydon.
You can expect to receive tests, scans, and treatments without the wait when you choose St Anthony’s for your hip replacement surgery.
Complete the enquiry form to book your first consultation at Spire St Anthony's Hospital or call 020 8337 6691.
We serve the South-West London area, including Epsom and Croydon.
Inclusive packages let you spread the cost of surgery, making it more affordable even without medical insurance.
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At Spire St Anthony’s Hospital, we use trusted and clinical proven techniques for hip replacement surgery. We have three laminar flow operating theatres, which regulate air flow to minimise the risk of infection.
If your consultant thinks it’s right for you, they may offer:
Getting here
Spire St Anthony's Hospital is close to Sutton and Epsom. Sutton and Cheam stations are both on the Victoria and London Bridge line. Worcester Park Station is on the Waterloo to Epsom line. We have free on-site parking available for you and your visitors.
Your consultations
Before your treatment, you’ll meet your consultant in one of our 19 consultation rooms. All our rooms are accessible, 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.
If you decide to go ahead with treatment, your consultant will advise you about:
Your consultant and surgical team will prepare you for your operation.
Anaesthetic options
When you’ve had time to settle into your private room, your anaesthetist will administer a general anaesthetic, where you’re completely asleep, or an epidural (spinal anaesthetic) where you’ll be numb from the waist down. If you’re having an epidural, you can also have sedatives to help you relax.
During your operation
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. A hip replacement surgery usually takes an hour to an hour and a half.
Your private room
When you come in for your operation, you’ll stay in one of our 92 large, bright private rooms, which will include:
For hip replacement surgery, you’ll stay with us for one to five days.
What happens
You’ll receive pain relief medication to help you recover in comfort. Your physiotherapist will get you moving as soon as you feel ready and will provide exercises to help you make the most of your hip replacement.
When you’re ready, your physiotherapist will help you walk again and provide exercises to boost your recovery.
Although everybody’s different and you should always follow your consultant’s advice, here’s a typical recovery timeline for knee replacement surgery:
Walk with support and help from a physiotherapist or healthcare professional
You'll be able to leave hospital
Walking more using a walking aid
Gradually able to do more exercises
Able to drive
Return to work and your usual activities
Walk with support and help from a physiotherapist or healthcare professional
You'll be able to leave hospital
Walking more using a walking aid
Gradually able to do more exercises
Able to drive
Return to work and your usual activities
If you live in the South-West London area, Epsom or Croydon, you can have your private hip replacement surgery at Spire St Anthony’s Hospital.
Our hip replacement consultants are committed to healthcare excellence. Book an appointment and start your journey today.
Learn more about the hip replacement procedure here.
The treatment described on this page may be adapted to meet your individual needs, so it's important to follow your healthcare professional's advice and raise any questions that you may have with them.
Spire St Anthony’s Hospital is a large private hospital providing an extensive range of treatments and services for our patients in Sutton and the surrounding Surrey and south London area.
801 London Road
Cheam
Sutton
SM3 9DW
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