Arthritis

An MSK (musculoskeletal) ultrasound is used to examine your muscles, joints, tendons or ligaments.

Arthroscopy is a procedure in which a miniature telescope is inserted through a two centimetre incision over a joint - for example the hip, knee, ankle or shoulder.

Due to injury or just wear and tear your ankles can become painful. Arthritis is a group of conditions that causes damage to your joints.

An anterior cervical discectomy is an operation performed on your upper spine to relieve pain caused by a herniated disc.

ACI (autologous chondrocyte implantation) and MACI (matrix-induced chondrocyte implantation) are advanced tissue-engineered technologies used to repair damaged articulating surfaces, mainly in the knee joint.

A calcaneal osteotomy is a procedure usually performed to correct damage caused by osteoarthritis or a deformity in your heel.

Our experienced consultants can diagnose and treat illness and conditions specific to older adult patients.

Cartilage is the thin tissue that covers bone surfaces providing smooth, friction free movement.

If conservative treatments for damaged cartilage are not successful your consultant may recommend cartilage resurfacing.

The need for hand surgery can arise from a variety of problems including arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, cubital tunnel release, de quervain’s and dupuytren’s.

Hindfoot fusion is a surgical procedure used to relieve pain and stiffness in your foot caused by arthritis, deformity or breaks.

Hip arthroscopy is a procedure in which a miniature telescope is inserted through an incision over your hip joint commonly used to diagnose a problem, or occassionally to perform a treatment.

This is a procedure to remove your damaged hip joint and replace it with an artificial joint.

This operation provides a new surface for the ball and socket that make up your hip joint.

Homeopathy, also known as 'complementary medicine/therapy', uses the preparations of substances, often in very small amounts, to trigger the body’s own powers of healing.

Hydrotherapy is a form of physiotherapy that is administered in a special heated pool. The warm water helps relieve pain and relax the body, so increasing ease of movement.

If your swollen or painful joints, ligaments or tendons do not respond to conservative treatments your consultant may recommend image guided joint injections.

Joint surfaces damaged by wear and tear or arthritis may be able to be resurfaced.

Knee arthroscopy (also called keyhole knee surgery) allows your surgeon to see inside your knee joint using a camera inserted through small cuts in the skin.

This is a procedure to remove your damaged knee joint and replace it with an artificial joint.

Your shoulder is a ball and socket joint. The top of your arm (humerus) fits into a socket (glenoid). Wear and tear or an injury can result in pain and restricted movement in the joint.

Your trapezium is a small bone at the base of your wrist that joins your thumb to your wrist. Wear and tear within this joint can cause pain. If conservative treatment methods are not successful your consultant may recommend a trapeziectomy.