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Wrightington Hospital
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Description
Orthopaedic Surgery Hip Replacement Surgery Hip Revision Surgery and Joint Replacement Surgery
Standing in a pleasant stretch of open countryside near Wigan at the very heart of the North West Region Wrightington Hospital is readily accessible from the National Motorway Network
Wrightington Hospitals status as a Centre of Excellence Orthopaedic Surgery in the treatment of musculoskeletal disease has its origins in the seminal work of Professor Sir John Charnley who pioneered hip replacement surgery involving the techniques of lowfriction arthroplasty and also innovative advances to counter postoperative infection The first ever hipreplacement operations were performed at Wrightington in the early 1960s
But while drawing strength from the past Wrightington looks to the future determined to sustain its reputation as a hospital at the leading edge of both practice and research
Over the last 8 years Wrightington has developed and provided an excellent hip replacement service service at local national and international level However changing patterns of care and the remorseless development of modern high tech orthopaedic surgery and medicine have meant that Wrightington needed a partner to allow it to develop into a modern health care organisation fit for the 21st century
As of the 1st April 2001 Wrightington Hospital NHS Trust merged with the Wigan and Leigh Health Services NHS Trust to become the Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust The same clinical teams continue to deliver the best care available and the hospital is looking forward to major developments our progressing to enable this level of care to be delivered in modern high tech facilities
Wrightingtons reputation for excellence attracts highly talented Orthopaedic Consultants who specialise in hip and joint surgery and in the medical disciplines of rheumatology and rehabilitation This multidisciplinary approach produces important synergies particularly in the field of inflammatory arthritis
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