Knee Surgeon on the Central Coast

Specialist Knee Surgeon for the Central Coast

You moved up the Coast for the lifestyle. Beach walks at Avoca and Terrigal. Bushwalks at Bouddi National Park. Weekend boating on Brisbane Water. The last thing you want is a knee problem that drags you back to Sydney every few weeks for appointments.

Specialist knee care on the Central Coast can mostly stay local. The consultation with your specialist knee surgeon, follow-up reviews, imaging coordination, and post-operative physiotherapy all happen close to home. Surgery itself requires a trip down, since that is where the accredited operating hospitals are, but the pathway is set up to keep those trips to a minimum.

Specialist Knee Care Without the Daily Sydney Commute

Driving down the M1 motorway for a 30-minute consultation is no small ask. A Gosford-based clinic removes that friction. If you live on the Coast, you only need to travel to Sydney for the surgical episode itself, which usually amounts to one to three trips total. You can find more detail on what to expect at your first visit in the practice patient information.

What stays on the Coast for you:

• Initial consultation and examination
• Follow-up reviews to discuss imaging results and treatment options
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), X-ray, and ultrasound, arranged through local providers in Gosford, Erina, and Wyong
• Most post-operative reviews from six weeks onward, often handled remotely or in Gosford
• Weekly physiotherapy and rehabilitation
• Coordination with your local General Practitioner (GP)

What requires a Sydney trip:

• One preoperative anaesthetist review and final imaging (often combined into a single visit)
• The surgery itself, with a two to four night inpatient stay for knee replacement
• The two-week post-operative review (sometimes done remotely depending on the case)

The Gosford Consulting Rooms

Dr Negus consults at Hills Street Sports Medicine in central Gosford. The address: 1 Hills Street, Gosford NSW 2250.

Key things to know about the Gosford clinic:

• A short walk from Gosford railway station, with on-site parking off Bean Street
• Sports medicine, physiotherapy, and imaging providers in the same building, so a consultation, imaging, and physiotherapy referral can often be done in a single visit
• Clinic days run on a fortnightly or monthly schedule. Confirm the next availability at the time of booking.
• A current General Practitioner (GP) referral is required to attend

Providing More Than Just Surgery to Relieve Pain

It is not just about surgery. It is about getting you moving again.

Living with ongoing knee pain can make everyday activities harder. Walking. Climbing stairs. Time with your family. Knee pain can limit more than movement; it can affect independence and confidence.

The focus is on helping you find relief, regain function, and move toward the life you want, through evidence-based care that goes well beyond the operation itself.

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What the Surgical Pathway Looks Like from the Central Coast

For Central Coast patients who do need surgery, the pathway is designed to minimise unnecessary travel. The typical surgical episode looks like this:

1. Initial consultation and examination in Gosford. Imaging arranged locally if needed.
2. Follow-up review in Gosford to discuss results and decide on a treatment plan. Surgery is only one option discussed.
3. If surgery is chosen, one preoperative visit to Sydney, often combined with the anaesthetist review and any final imaging.
4. Surgery at Macquarie University Hospital or North Shore Private Hospital. Inpatient stay two to four nights for total knee replacement.
5. First post-operative review at two weeks, often handled remotely or in Gosford where clinically suitable.
6. Ongoing physiotherapy locally on the Central Coast, with milestone reviews at six weeks, three months, and 12 months.

Total trips to Sydney for the surgical episode: usually one to three, depending on how appointments are consolidated.

Recovering at Home on the Coast

Most patients prefer to recover at home, in their own routine. The early weeks after your knee replacement involve:

• Walking with crutches or a frame, usually starting within 24 hours of surgery
• Pain management with medication, ice, and elevation
• Gentle range-of-motion exercises at home, usually three to four times per day
• Outpatient physiotherapy starting at week two, with weekly sessions for 6 to 12 weeks

Most patients stop strong pain medication by day seven to 10, drive again at four to six weeks, and return to comfortable daily walking by week eight to 12.

Local Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Providers

Your weekly rehabilitation does not require a Sydney trip. Dr Negus refers to physiotherapy providers across the Central Coast, including in Gosford, Erina, Terrigal, Wamberal, Woy Woy, and Wyong. Hydrotherapy is available at several local aquatic centres, useful in the first six weeks after knee replacement and in older patients with significant arthritis.

Your local General Practitioner (GP) is kept informed throughout, with letters sent after the initial consultation, after surgery, and at each follow-up review.

Clinical and Surgical Interests

• Robotic-assisted knee surgery
• Total knee replacement
• Partial (unicompartmental) knee replacement
• Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) and ligament surgery
• Patella stabilisation surgery
• Optimising patient outcomes through individualised follow-up and rehabilitation programmes
• No-Gap joint replacement surgery for eligible Medibank Private and Hospitals Contribution Fund of Australia (HCF) patients

Consulting Locations

• Gosford (Hills Street Sports Medicine), 1 Hills Street, Gosford NSW 2250
• St Leonards (MTP Health), Level 4, Suite 401, 7 Westbourne Street, St Leonards NSW 2065
• Beacon Hill (MTP Health), Level 1, 173 Warringah Road, Beacon Hill NSW 2100

Hospital Appointments

• Northern Beaches Hospital, Frenchs Forest
• North Shore Private Hospital, St Leonards
• Mater Hospital, North Sydney
• Macquarie University Hospital, Macquarie Park

Fees, MBS Rebates, and Hospital Cover

Every patient receives a written cost estimate before any surgery is booked.

• Surgeon fees range from $3,000 to $8,000, depending on the procedure.
• Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) rebates: 75% of the schedule fee for in-hospital services, 85% for in-rooms consultations.
• No-Gap joint replacement: available for eligible Medibank Private and Hospitals Contribution Fund of Australia (HCF) members on selected items.
• Robotic-assisted surgery: no additional surgeon fee.
• Travel and accommodation: a small number of patients choose to stay overnight in Sydney before surgery for convenience. This is a personal choice rather than a clinical requirement.

Phone your private health fund before booking to confirm what your specific policy covers for knee surgery and prostheses.

Local Knee Care, Sydney Specialist Expertise

Central Coast residents should not have to choose between a specialist knee surgeon and the convenience of local care. A Gosford-based consultation with Dr Negus puts both together: fellowship-trained knee surgery, a treatment plan that fits your life, and a surgical pathway designed to keep Sydney trips to a minimum.

To book, ask your General Practitioner (GP) for a referral to Dr Jonathan Negus at Hills Street Sports Medicine, Gosford.

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