Shoulder surgery is an operation that helps fix problems in your shoulder, like torn muscles or tendons or wear and tear from arthritis. Surgery might be: Arthroscopic: less invasive surgery. The surgeon makes small cuts and uses a tiny camera to see inside the shoulder. They can then fix or take out the damaged parts. Open: for more complicated problems, the surgeon makes a larger cut to get a better look and fix the damaged parts directly. Joint Replacement: when the shoulder is badly damaged, the surgeon might remove the damaged areas and replace them with parts made of special materials.

This surgery involves making several small incisions (cuts) on the shoulder through which is inserted a small telescopic instrument with a tiny camera attached (arthroscope). This allows the surgeon to look inside the shoulder, identify problems and, in some cases, make repairs to damaged tissue.

An incision (cut) is made in the shoulder to allow the surgeon access to the shoulder joint. The diseased and damaged parts of the shoulder joint are removed and replaced with smooth, artificial metal ‘ball’ and plastic ‘socket’ parts.

Several small incisions (cuts) are made in the shoulder through which is inserted a small telescopic instrument with a tiny camera attached (arthroscope). The surgeon is then able to remove any bony spurs or inflamed tissue and mend torn tendons of the rotator cuff group.

Elbow surgery involves operations that help fix problems in the elbow, like injuries or wear and tear from arthritis. Surgery might be: Arthroscopic: the surgeon makes small cuts and uses a tiny camera to see inside the elbow. They can then fix or take out the damaged parts. Open: the surgeon makes a larger cut to get a better look and fix the damaged parts directly. Joint Replacement: when the elbow joint is badly damaged, the surgeon might remove the damaged areas and replace them with parts made of special materials.

Knee surgery is an operation that helps fix problems in your knee, like an injury, arthritis, a torn ligament, or damaged cartilage. Surgery might be: Arthroscopic: less invasive surgery. The surgeon makes small cuts and uses a tiny camera to see inside the knee. They can then fix or take out the damaged parts. Open: for more complicated problems, the surgeon makes a larger cut to get a better look and fix the damaged parts directly. Joint Replacement: when the knee is badly damaged, the surgeon might remove the damaged areas and replace them with parts made of special materials.

Several small incisions (cuts) are made on the knee through which is inserted a small telescopic instrument with a tiny camera attached (arthroscope). This allows the surgeon to look inside the joint, identify problems and, in some cases, make repairs to damaged tissue.

The menisci are two circular strips of cartilage that form a cushioning layer between the ends of the femur (thigh bone) and tibia (shin bone) in the knee joint. Together the medial and lateral menisci, on the inside and outside of the knee, respectively, act as shock absorbers and distribute the weight of the body across the knee joint. The menisci can become torn through injury or damaged from age-related wear and tear and may require surgery. The most common meniscal surgery is partial meniscectomy in which the torn portion of the meniscus is cut away so that the cartilage surface is smooth again. In some cases meniscal repair is carried out, in this case the torn edges of the meniscus are sutured together. Both procedures are performed arthroscopically. For more information please click on the following link for meniscal tears and for meniscal transplant surgery.

An incision (cut) is made on the front of the knee to allow the surgeon access to the knee joint. The damaged and painful areas of the thigh bone (femur) and lower leg bone (tibia), including the knee joint, are removed and replaced with metal and plastic parts.

This is a surgical procedure performed on a knee joint that has become painful and/or impaired because of disease, injury or wear and tear. In total knee replacement, artificial materials (metal and plastic) are used to replace the following damaged surfaces within the knee joint: the end of the thigh bone (femur) the end of the shin bone (tibia) the back of the kneecap (patella) This operation is a major procedure which requires you to be in hospital for several days and will be followed by a significant period of rehabilitation. Occasionally blood transfusions are required; if you have some concerns raise this with your surgeon during consultation. For more information about total knee replacement please click here.

The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a strong, stabilising ligament running through the centre of the knee between the femur (thigh bone) and tibia (shin bone). When the ACL is torn, frequently as the result of a sporting injury, arthroscopic surgery known as ACL Reconstruction is performed. The procedure involves replacement of the damaged ligament with tissue grafted from elsewhere, usually the patellar or hamstring tendon. The ends of the grafted tendon are attached to the femur at one end and the tibia at the other using screws or staples. For more information about ACL reconstruction please click here.

This procedure is used when osteoarthritic damage to the cartilage on one side of the knee has caused the angle of the knee joint to change so that most of the body's weight is borne by the affected side, adding to the wear on that side. High Tibial Osteotomy involves reshaping and realignment of the bone so that weight becomes more evenly distributed between the inside and outside of the knee, thereby reducing the workload on the damaged side. You will probably have to stay in hospital for several days after surgery followed by up to 6 months rehabilitation. For more information about osteotomy please click here.

Multi ligament knee reconstruction includes surgery to reconstruct ligaments in the knee including the ACL, PCL, MCL and posterolateral corner. These operations aim to stabilise the knee after injury.

A large number of orthopaedic procedures on joints are performed using an arthroscope, where a fibre optic telescope is used to look inside the joint. Through this type of keyhole surgery, fine instruments can be introduced through small incisions (portals) to allow surgery to be performed without the need for large cuts. This allows many procedures to be performed as a day stay and allows quicker return to normal function of the joint. Arthroscopic surgery is less painful than open surgery and decreases the risk of healing problems. Arthroscopy allows access to parts of the joints which can not be accessed by other types of surgery.