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SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY (KEY HOLE SURGERY)

Indications: This procedure is indicated for a number of problems within the shoulder joint. Common indications are for shoulder impingement, bicipital tendinitis, AC joint arthritis, rotator cuff tear repair and labrum repair for instability. The indications for key hole surgery are expanding and now include more complex procedures such as AC joint stabilization, Latarjet. Very […]

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REVERSE SHOULDER REPLACEMENT (SHOULDER JOINT REPLACEMENT SURGERY)

Indications: This procedure is indicated for arthritis of the shoulder joint or an unreconstructable fracture of the upper end of the arm bone. Common causes for shoulder arthritis are osteoarthritis (age related), cuff tear arthropathy (due to unrepaired tears of the tendons around the shoulder), rheumatoid arthritis and instability arthritis (due to untreated shoulder instability). […]

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SHOULDER AND ARM FRACTURE SURGERY

Indications: This procedure is indicated for a number of problems around the shoulder joint. Common indications are for proximal humerus fractures, humerus shaft (arm bone) fractures, clavicle (collar bone) fractures, ACJ dislocations, scapula (shoulder blade) fractures. The indications for fracture surgery vary with each fracture. What to expect before surgery If you are to undergo […]

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ELBOW ARTHROSCOPY (KEY HOLE SURGERY)

Indications: This procedure is indicated for a number of problems within the elbow joint. Common indications are for elbow impingement, OCD of the elbow, loose body, lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow). The indications for key hole surgery are expanding and now include more complex procedures such as ulnar nerve decompression and distal biceps repair. Very rarely […]

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ELBOW AND FOREARM FRACTURE SURGERY

Indications: This procedure is indicated for a number of injuries around the elbow joint. Common indications are for distal humerus (lower arm bone) fractures, olecranon fractures, radial head fractures, other intra-articular fractures of the elbow and forearm bone fractures. The indications for fracture surgery vary with each fracture. What to expect before surgery If you […]

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WRIST, HAND AND FINGER FRACTURE SURGERY

Indications: This procedure is indicated for a number of injuries around the wrist joint. Common indications are for distal radius (wrist bone) fractures, multiple metacarpal shaft or angulated metacarpal (hand bone) neck fractures, angulated phalanx (finger bone) fractures. The indications for fracture surgery vary with each fracture. What to expect before surgery If you are […]

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WRIST ARTHROSCOPY (KEY HOLE SURGERY)

Indications: This procedure is indicated for a number of problems within the wrist joint. Common indications are for scapholunate instability, DRUJ instability ganglion excision and TFCC debridement or repair. The indications for key hole surgery are expanding and now include more complex procedures. Very rarely it is performed as a diagnostic procedure to have a […]

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WRIST, HAND AND FINGER TUMOUR SURGERY

Indications: This procedure is indicated for a number of conditions around the wrist joint, hand and fingers. Common indications are for ganglion (fluid sac) excision around the wrist, mucous cyst (fluid sac of fingers) excision, lipoma (fat tumour) excision, benign (harmless) nerve (neuroma) or tendon sheath (giant cell) tumour excision, benign (harmless) bone tumour (enchondroma) […]

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