Total Knee Replacement Surgery - Getting ready for your operation
Advice on how to prepare yourself and your home for when you leave hospital after an elective (planned) total knee replacement operation
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Total shoulder replacement discharge advice
Advice and exercises following total shoulder replacement surgery
Read moreTrapeziumectomy (hand surgery)
An operation performed to relieve pain from osteoarthritis (OA) at the basal joint of the thumb
Read moreTrauma and Orthopaedics Patient Initiated Follow-Up (PIFU)
Explains how PIFU will put you in control of making an appointment when you need it the most.
Read moreTrauma and Orthopaedics Patient Initiated Follow-Up (PIFU)
Explains how PIFU will put you in control of making an appointment when you need it the most.
Read moreTrauma and Orthopaedics Patient Initiated Follow-Up (PIFU)
Explains how PIFU will put you in control of making an appointment when you need it the most.
Read moreTrauma and Orthopaedics Patient Initiated Follow-Up (PIFU)
Explains how PIFU will put you in control of making an appointment when you need it the most.
Read moreTrauma Orthopaedic Unit admission
Useful information and advice for patients coming in for emergency surgery under the care of the Orthopaedic Department
Read moreTrigger finger treatment options
Explains what the condition is, outlines treatment options, including surgery, and gives advice and exercises to help you recover
Read moreTrigger thumb surgery (children)
Answers some of the questions that you or your child may have about surgery for trigger thumb
Read moreTriple arthrodesis (foot surgery)
An operation to fuse the joints of the back of the foot (sub talar, talo navicular and calcaneo cuboid) to treat a painful arthritic foot
Read moreTwo-phase bone scan
A test that looks at the activity of some cells in your bones - used to investigate acute inflammation due to infection e.g. osteomyelitis or to evaluate prosthetic joints
Read moreType 1 supracondylar fracture of the humerus
Advice for caring for your child with a simple upper arm fracture
Read moreUlnar collateral ligament repair advice and exercises
Outlines the type of treatments, general advice and information following an ulnar collateral ligament repair
Read moreUlnar nerve decompression surgery
Information to help you gain the maximum benefit and understanding of your elbow operation
Read moreUni-compartmental knee replacement advice and exercises
Advice for patients who have had a uni-compartmental knee replacement - designed to help you get back to full fitness as quickly as possible after your operation
Read moreUpper limb Patient Initiated Follow-Up (PIFU)
What the Upper Limb (shoulder and elbow) Patient-Initiated Follow-Up (PIFU) service is and how it can help you manage your condition
Read moreVACU Complex bone and joint infection
For patients who are discharged home following treatment for bone or joint infection and who require ongoing monitoring of symptoms and possible side effects of antibiotics
Read moreVertebroplasty (repair of vertebrae with bone cement)
Tells you about the procedure known as “vertebroplasty”, explains what is involved, the benefits and possible risks
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