Orthopaedic Surgery

With over 20 highly qualified orthopaedic specialists including many of the most experienced consultants in Wales and the South West of England, the centre undertakes over 2,000 orthopaedic procedures a year, with excellent outcomes.

For joint specific information visit our consultant-led specialist units: Knee Unit, Hip Unit, Shoulder & Elbow Unit, Spinal Unit, Hand & Wrist Unit, Foot & Ankle Unit.

The centre delivers unrivalled levels of care in a friendly, supportive, 5 Star environment.  St Joseph’s ethos is to provide patients with bespoke treatment specifically tailored to their needs and supported by excellent rehabilitation, resulting in rapid recovery.

St Joseph’s Orthopaedic Centre is fully integrated with our Centre for Advanced Diagnostics and our Centre for Clinical Physiotherapy where our consultants are able to work with our leading specialist physiotherapists to design a programme suited to you personally, using state-of-the-art equipment and our hydrotherapy pool to steer your successful recovery.

All of our orthopaedic procedures are conducted in our two modern laminar flow operating theatres, designed specifically to reduce the risks of infection.  At St Joseph’s we place a very high emphasis on the eradication of infection risk and our statistics are excellent in that regard.

The St Joseph’s Centre of Excellence for Orthopaedic Care also operates a unique partnership with Zimmer-Biomet, the leading manufacturer of state-of-the-art joint implants with a proven track record for quality and longevity which are tailored to the patient’s personal requirements.  An integral part of the partnership enables St Joseph’s Hospital to offer orthopaedic patients the Rapid Recovery Programme developed to specifically produce the best and fastest rehabilitation from surgery.

Our orthopaedic services are operating as normal. We have adequate stock to support planned procedures and, based on current information, no procedures are being rescheduled due to national bone cement supply issues.

What this means for operations

Operations are proceeding as scheduled. If any change were required for operational reasons, we would update this page and contact affected patient directly.

No action is needed. Please follow the pre-operative instructions already provided by your clinical team.

About bone cement and joint replacement

No all hip or knee replacements require bone cement. Many are performed using cementless (uncemented) fixation, depending on clinical factors and the surgeon's plan.

How are we managing this proactively

We are monitoring stock levels daily and working with suppliers to maintain continuity of care.

We are aligned with the latest NHS Wales and NHS England advice on the national supply situation and will update this page if guidance changes. ed to specifically produce the best and fastest rehabilitation from surgery.