Hip Replacement · Readiness Self-Assessment
Am I Ready for Hip Replacement?
Nine short questions, around three minutes. A shared decision-making tool to frame a conversation with Professor Paul Lee. The result is never a definitive answer. Whichever outcome you see, the next step is a clinical conversation about your hip and the full range of options, including joint-preserving alternatives.
Reviewed byProf Paul Lee MBBch, FRCS (Tr & Orth), PhDLast reviewed 1 May 2026How This Self-Assessment Works
Nine questions
Around three minutes. Each question maps to a factor commonly weighed when considering hip replacement: pain pattern, function, imaging, prior treatments and goals.
Never definitive
Every outcome is an invitation to talk through your hip with Professor Lee. Whether replacement, biological treatment, or a different pathway is right for you is decided at consultation, not by a scoring tool.
Joint-preservation first
London Cartilage Clinic assesses every patient for biological and joint-preserving options, including ChondroFiller and stem-cell hip therapy, before recommending hip replacement.
Am I ready for hip replacement?
Hip replacement readiness self-assessment
Completed 0/9
Question 1 of 9
How old are you?
Age is one factor among many; younger patients often benefit from a longer look at joint-preserving options first.
Please select an option before moving to the next question.
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