London Knee Clinic: Knee surgery clinics in London

Looking for private knee surgery or a knee replacement operation in London?

The London Knee Clinic has established an international reputation for knee surgery. The clinic provides the very highest standards of clinical skills and nursing care in a comfortable, newly-refurbished hospital overlooking the River Thames and Tower Bridge.

Dedicated and highly trained staff at every level ensure that knee surgery patients receive the best possible treatment, making your stay as pleasant and comfortable as possible. All clinical staff are professionally registered and undergo a range of annual updates. These include basic and advanced life support, infection control, health & safety and customer care. In addition staff undertake numerous post graduate educational courses to ensure that patients receive the most up to date and experienced based care.

The GP Liaison Department works closely with the knee surgeons who see patients at the London Knee Clinic and they have a dedicated and caring approach in finding you the earliest appointment possible.

For an appointment or for any further information on knee surgery, please call them on +44 (0)207 407 3069 or send them an email.

Knee surgery and treatment at the London Knee Clinic

The London Knee Clinic, based at St. Olaf House at the London Bridge Hospital, provides a highly specialised service for the rapid diagnosis and treatment of knee pain, knee injuries, osteoarthritis, knee deformities and other knee problems. Investigations such as MRI and x-rays can usually be arranged on the same day as the consultation and treatment including surgery if necessary within 24 hours.

Treatments include physiotherapy, knee injections and knee surgery such as daycase arthroscopic surgery, cartilage cell implantation, total knee replacements and partial knee replacements. They also treat sports injuries of the knee including anterior cruciate and posterior cruciate ligament and meniscal tears.

The London Knee Clinic undertake a large number of different types of knee procedures which include:

Arthroscopic trimming or repair of a torn meniscus 

A "torn cartilage" is one of the commonest of knee injuries. Where at all possible the cartilage tear is repaired by inserting sutures through keyhole surgery. Where repair is impossible the least amount of cartilage necessary to abolish pain and clicking is trimmed. They rarely carry out meniscal transplants to replace a badly damaged meniscus.

Arthroscopic removal of plicae and loose bodies

 The knee joint has a lining known as the synovium which secretes a lubricating and nutrient fluid into the joint. A fold of the synovium can occur known as a plica which can get trapped in the joint causing pain, swelling and clicking. These are easily removed using keyhole surgery. The same technique is also used to remove loose fragments from within the joint. 

Removal of bony spurs

Bony spurs or "Osteophytes" can form at the margin of the knee joint and cause pain and limitation of movement. These can be shaved arthroscopically and can be readily removed during daycase surgery with improvement in pain and joint function.

Arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

They frequently undertake reconstruction of the cruciate ligament following skiing, football, netball and other sporting injuries. The repair is performed through tiny incisions using keyhole surgery. Two of the hamstring tendons are removed through the same incision and used to replace the cruciate ligament. Less often, posterior cruciate reconstruction is required.

Autologous cartilage-cell implantation

Where there has been loss of articular cartilage they are sometimes able to take a sample of normal cartilage cells from the knee joint, have a sheet of new cartilage grown in the laboratory and then reimplant this to resurface cartilage defects within the knee joint. This forms part of a clinical research project.

Primary total knee replacement

They undertake total knee replacements in cases of advanced damage to the knee joint and operate without tourniquet with minimal blood loss and without the need for blood transfusion. In most cases an excellent range of movement is achieved with good return of knee function and pain relief.

Primary unicondylar knee replacement

About half of their knee replacement cases involve only a part of the joint, most commonly the inner or medial compartment and less commonly the outer or lateral compartment. Functional outcomes are often near normal with excellent return of function in most cases. Many such patients regain a very high level of mobility.

Revision knee replacement surgery

Where a previous knee replacement has failed or has never functioned well they offer revision knee replacement with in most cases extremely beneficial return of function. These are complex cases which require significant surgical expertise and careful post-operative rehabilitation. These cases are also undertaken without tourniquet and in many cases without a need for transfusion.

Outpatient Injections

They frequently administer injections on an outpatient basis for pain relief in arthritis using a material known as Hyaluronan. This used to be called Hyaluronic Acid but is in fact a chain of 10,000 or more pairs of sugar molecules one of which is a form of Glucosamine. It functions as a lubricant but has many other important physiological and nutritional effects on the joint.

Physiotherapy

Inpatient and outpatient physiotherapy is available on site to cater for all your requirements either as the main modality of treatment and also before and after surgical intervention.

They also work with, and have links with, numerous independent physiotherapists specialising in the treatment of knee problems in many areas of the UK. In London they have close links with ES Physical Therapy at Harley Street for isokinetic assessment and treatment.

If you have your own physiotherapist they will be happy to refer and liaise with him/her and to send them all details of your diagnosis, clinical assessment, operation details and post-operative care.

The London Bridge Hospital

Facilities

The London Bridge Hospital has over 100 rooms, making it one of the largest private hospitals in the UK. Standard in-patient rooms are single with air conditioning and en-suite bathroom facilities including a shower.  Many rooms overlook the River Thames whilst others overlook the attractive internal atrium.

Each bedroom has TV, satellite channels, radio, direct dial telephone, a fridge and Nurse Call system. If requested they can provide daily newspapers, books and a number of business services.

A different menu for each day of the week gives you a choice of dishes including vegetarian options. Their chef will cater for special diets while their dietician will recommend the dishes that are most appropriate for you.

The London Bridge Hospital has a great deal of experience in meeting the cultural needs of international patients and offers a service which provides support from the moment a medical report is received right through to assistance with arranging transport home, ensuring international patients feel at ease about coming to London for treatment and feel at home during their stay at the London Bridge Hospital.

Treatments

The London Bridge Hospital offers a wide range of highly specialised medical, surgical and diagnostic services and attract many world-class doctors from leading London teaching hospitals. The hospital undertakes outpatient, day case and inpatient treatment for a wide range of specialties.

Consultations

Consultations are supported by a range of diagnostic services, state-of-the-art equipment and specialist professionals in a comfortable and discreet environment, with the flexibility of an appointment at a time convenient to the patient.

Bookings

Bookings are generally made by telephone, so that they can arrange an appointment time which is best suited to you.

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