Dr. Aniket Patil provides Hip replacement surgery in Pune, PCMC, India He is a renowned hip replacement surgeon in Pune, India Dr. Aniket Patil is one of the Hip and Knee Surgeon in Pune, PCMC. Hip replacement surgery is a procedure in which a doctor surgically removes a painful hip joint with arthritis. Replaced it with an artificial joint often made from metal and plastic components. It usually is done when all other treatment options have failed to provide adequate pain relief. The procedure should relieve a painful hip joint, making walking easier. After Hip Replacement Surgery The patient will have a large dressing on the operated hip joint to protect the wound. Various drains will siphon off blood from the operation site to prevent it from collecting inside the wound which will be removed 24 hours after surgery. Your wound dressing will be changed regularly until it’s healed over. If required blood transfusion will be done as per reports and examination.