Don’t suffer in silence with pain, get a diagnosis

Surgeon Stuart Edwards says the best part about doing hip replacements is seeing the pain go from patients’ faces.

NOBODY should live with debilitating pain but as consultant orthopaedic surgeon, Mr Stuart Edwards (SE), explains, watching patients regain their mobility after hip replacement surgery gives him huge job satisfaction.

Hip replacements are becoming increasingly common and can give patients a new lease of life. But is it a procedure generally associated with the ageing process?