Understand your options before you decide
Many patients search for answers to a difficult question: do I need surgery? The Orthopaedic Decision Centre turns that question into a structured, educational experience. Each guide helps you organise your symptoms, your diagnosis and the treatments you have already tried, and explains the options that may exist — without issuing a diagnosis or deciding for you.
How the guides work
Educational, not diagnostic
Guides organise information and offer orientation. They never provide a diagnosis or decide whether surgery is necessary.
Built around your situation
Your answers shape which educational content you see, so the guidance reflects your symptoms, diagnosis and treatment history.
Safe by design
Red-flag warnings direct you to urgent care when needed, and every guide ends with a clear clinical disclaimer.
Available guides
- Do I Need a Hip Replacement?
- Meniscus Tear: Surgery or Conservative Treatment?
- Do I Need Shoulder Surgery?
- Do I Need Spine Surgery?
Frequently asked questions
Do these guides tell me if I need surgery?
No. The guides are educational and informational. They help you organise your situation and understand which options may exist, but they never provide a diagnosis or decide whether surgery is necessary. Only a clinical assessment by a qualified orthopaedic specialist can do that.
Are my answers stored or sent anywhere?
Your answers stay in your browser while you use the guide and are used only to show you relevant educational content. General, non-sensitive interaction events (such as starting or completing a guide) may be recorded for analytics, respecting your consent and privacy settings. No clinical answers or health data are sent to advertising tools.
What happens after I complete a guide?
You receive an educational orientation based on your answers, with suggestions on what may be worth evaluating, what alternatives may exist and what information would be useful to bring to a consultation. You can then request a private consultation or second opinion if you wish.