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In the heart of New South Wales, tucked within the thriving regional centres of Wagga Wagga and Griffith, lies a professional sanctuary for those battling the pains of joint ailments. Our practice, spearheaded by the highly esteemed Dr Andrew Redgment, offers a reassurance to patients far and wide that over a quarter-century’s worth of expertise in orthopaedics is within arm's reach.
From the very outset, we have made it our mission to provide the Riverina community and its surrounds with access to top-tier orthopaedic care, particularly in the realm of hip and knee surgical procedures. With a steadfast commitment to quality and patient wellbeing, our practice has grown in reputation—infused with the spirit of Australian mateship where every patient who walks through our doors is met with a warm welcome and a professional service that is hard to find elsewhere.
Dr Andrew Redgment, with his formidable credentials comprising a MbChB from Rhodesia and postgraduate surgical qualifications from the prestigious Edinburgh and Glasgow institutions, is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (Orthopaedics). His experience spans over two and a half decades, encompassing general orthopaedic surgery that targets a spectrum of conditions, from the management of osteoarthritis to addressing traumatic and sporting injuries of acute urgency.
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Hip Procedures, Knee Surgery
Arthroscopic Surgery
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Arthritis, Hips, Injuries, Knees
Adults, Children, Infants, Orthopaedics, Seniors, Sports Medicine, Teenagers
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We are specialised in Hip and Knee Orthopaedics.
We service Wagga Wagga and surrounding areas.
Usually 3 to 4 days. With good home support this can be shortened.
All going well, you will be up and walking the next morning. If necessary, you can stand soon after surgery, for example to pass urine. A catheter is occasionally required.
The surgery is done to reduce pain and improve movement and it is our job to minimise post operative pain. With a spinal anaesthetic and the use of local anaesthetic there is usually no pain on waking post surgery. This allows you and the nursing staff to be on top of the pain when the anaesthetic wears off.
Current research suggests that using modern components, fewer and fewer components will need revision because of wear and the majority of hip replacements will continue to function well for 20 years and longer.
Any shortening due to osteoarthritis is corrected and every effort is made to equalise leg lengths and at the same time allow correct tensioning of the muscles that protect and move the hip joint.
The importance of wound healing, good position of the new hip and prevention of infection should not be compromised by a vain attempt to use too small an incision. So the incision is just as long as it needs to be.