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Your Hospital Treatment
Outpatient and inpatient treatment for private patients is undertaken at BMI Albyn Hospital in Aberdeen.
An Indication of Costs at the Albyn Hospital
Orthopaedics From
Knee replacement (total) £10,420 Inpatient
Hip replacement (total) £9,570 Inpatient
Cruciate ligament repair £4,815 Inpatient
Carpal tunnel release - wrists £1,690 Day Case
Arthroscopy and meniscectomy £2,740 Day Case
Facet joint injection £1,615 Day Case
If you wish for advice on your conditition or planned treatment, this section, provided by arrangement with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, gives information you can read and print off, that may be helpful:
Patient Experiences
A Patient's Experience with Osteoarthritis and Hip Replacement
A Patient's Experience with Osteoarthritis of the Hip
A Patient's Experience with Osteoarthritis of the Knees
A Patient's Experience with Torn ACL
A Patient's Experience with Total Hip Replacement
Conditions
ACL Injury: Does It Require Surgery?
Activities After a Knee Replacement
Activities After Hip Replacement
Anesthesia for Hip and Knee Surgery
Arthritis of the Foot and Ankle
Biceps Tendon Tear at the Shoulder
Burning Thigh Pain (Meralgia paresthetica)
Care of the Aging or Post-Traumatic Knee
Dental Work After a Joint Replacement
Early Prevention of Osteoporosis
Frequently Asked Questions about Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate
Glucosamine, Chondroitin Sulfate Clinical Trials
Goosefoot (Pes Anserine) Bursitis of the Knee
Inflammatory Arthritis of the Hip
Joint Revision Surgery - When Do I Need It?
Knee Arthroscopy Exercise Guide
Kneecap (Prepatellar) Bursitis
Mallet Finger (Baseball Finger)
New Techniques to Restore Articular Cartilage
Osgood-Schlatter Disease (Knee Pain)
Osteotomy and Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty
Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Tear
Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction
Preparing for Joint Replacement Surgery
Preventing Back Pain at Work and at Home
Rotator Cuff Tears and Treatment Options
Rotator Cuff Tears: Frequently Asked Questions
Runner's Knee (Patellofemoral Pain)
Shoulder Surgery Exercise Guide
Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis
Sprains and Strains: What's the Difference?
Sprains, Strains and Other Soft Tissue Injuries
Stiff Big Toe (Hallux Rigidus)
Stress Fractures of the Foot and Ankle
Surgical Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis)
Total Hip Replacement Exercise Guide
Total Joint Replacement: Questions Patients Should Ask Their Surgeon
Total Knee Replacement Exercise Guide
Viscosupplementation Treatment for Arthritis
What Is Your Risk for Osteoporosis?
Wrist Joint Replacement (Wrist Arthroplasty)
Your Joint Replacement: Urological Procedures and Antibiotics
Using these links will open the Your Orthopaedic Connection (YOC) Web site from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons in a new browser window. To return to this Web site, simply close the YOC window and this window will remain open underneath.
We adhere to the Patients and Doctors Charter from the Federation of Independent Practitioner Organisations:
http://www.fipo.org.uk/pdfs/FIPO_Patient_Charter.pdf
If you are have private medical insurance and are seeking medical attention, the following links have some useful information:
http://www.fipo.org.uk/docs/patients/uk_insurance.htm
http://www.fipo.org.uk/pdfs/CHF_Leaflet.pdf
Paying for Private Medical Care
A helpful leaflet has been provided by FIPO: fee explanation note
