Hip Preservation Issue1 - Flipbook - Page 6
Where are we now?
Celebrating 20 years of
Excellence in Hip Preservation
For the past twenty years, The Hip Preservation Institute has been
evolving, caring for patients with all types of hip conditions.
With a strong motivation and keen interest in restoring functionality of the native hip joint,
Mr Patrick Carton MD, FRCS (Tr & Orth) FFSEM performed his first surgical hip preservation
procedure in 2004. He was appointed Clinical Director of Trauma and Orthopaedics for the
Southern Health Trust in 2006, and established the Trauma and Orthopaedic Centre in
Craigavon Hospital, NI.
In 2008 he moved to Waterford, and for the last sixteen years his practice has being primarily
based at UPMC Whitfield Hospital, in Waterford. On the 11th October 2024, the Hip
Preservation Institute expanded its patient services to the Cork and wider area, and is now
also based at the Affidea Centre located at the Elysian Building, Cork
The expansion and provision of
The focus of the institute is to preserve the
function and comfort of the natural hip joint, with
conservative and surgical preservation programs
including specialist physiotherapy, activity
modification, pain resolving injections, biologic
solutions, and hip preserving surgery
consultation services in Cork will
now make it much easier for patients
in the surrounding areas to undergo
assessment and investigation locally.
If hip preservation surgery is
required, this will be undertaken at
UPMC Whitfield Clinic in Waterford,
however, follow-up consultations
and specialist physiotherapy will
take place in Cork
