If your pain or your ability to move is no longer controlled by your current treatment, you should speak to your GP about your concerns. Your GP may refer you to an Orthopaedic surgeon. Orthopaedic surgeons are doctors who specialise in the corrective treatment of disorders involving limbs, bones, muscles or joints.  Together you may decide that joint replacement surgery is the best treatment to relieve your joint pain and restore your mobility.  Since 1994, there have been over 500,000 hip and knee replacements performed in Australia.

Understanding your surgical treatment, adequately preparing for the operation and correctly rehabilitating after surgery will all impact your recovery.  Using a thorough education program such as the Argo® Patient Education Program will help you prepare for surgery and get the best possible outcome. Your Orthopaedic surgeon can provide you with the Argo® Patient Education Program free of charge.