Welcome to Manchester Knee Clinic

The Manchester Knee Clinic provides a specialist knee service offering rapid assessment, as well as treatment to address a variety of Knee and Hip problems, including sports injury.

We offer a bespoke service tailored to your needs. We use the latest surgical techniques to deal with your hip and knee problem. Using a team approach, we work closely with other clinical staff and physiotherapists aiming to provide a seamless recovery following your surgery.

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  • Knee arthroscopy

    Arthroscopy of the knee is a relatively quick operation taking about 20 minutes to perform.

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  • ACL reconstruction

    The anterior cruciate is a ligament inside the knee linking the thigh bone to the shin bone.

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  • Total Knee Replacement

    Total knee replacement is a procedures to address significant pain associated with knee arthritis.

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  • Partial Knee Replacement

    Unicompartmental knee replacement surgery is used to address arthritis affecting only one area of the knee joint.

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  • Meniscal repair

    The meniscus is a crescentic cartilage between the femur (thigh bone) and tibia (shinbone).

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  • Sports injuries

    No matter what your age, level of fitness or expertise in the sports you undertake, the knee joint is vulnerable and prone to injury.

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Mr Padman Phaltankar

Consultant Orthopaedic Knee and Hip Surgeon

Mr Padman Phaltankar is an orthopaedic surgeon with a special interest in knee surgery, knee replacement and sports injury. He holds an NHS Consultant post at North Manchester General Hospital.

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