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 […]
Read More »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). […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »CARPAL TUNNEL RELEASE/ DE QUERVAINS RELEASE/ TRIGGER FINGER RELEASE/ DUPUYTRENS RELEASE SURGERY
Indications: This procedure is indicated for Carpal Tunnel syndrome unresponsive to conservative treatment including 2 steroid injections with significant functional disability. What to expect before surgery If you are to undergo this procedure with Dr Bala, you will usually consult a member from the anaesthetic team a few hours prior to the surgery. You may […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »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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