Surgery on the hip is undertaken when conservative treatment has either failed or is inappropriate to correct the underlying problem. Surgery can be open and invasive, minimally invasive and arthroscopic (keyhole). Some conditions are suited to keyhole surgery where as others, such as femoral resurfacing, require an invasive approach.

There are also several types of approaches to the hip joint. Mr Thomas favours the posterior approach for hip joint replacement as this is associated with a much lower rate of limping post-operatively.

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