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Patient Information Leaflets
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Finger fractures discharge advice
Discharge advice and how to ‘buddy strap your fingers following your finger or hand fracture
Finger volar plate injury (jammed finger)
Outlines conservative (non-surgical) management of a jammed finger
First metatarsophalangeal joint fusion surgery
Explains what will happen when you come to the hospital for an operation to fuse the big toe
Flexible flat feet
Answers some of the questions that you or your child may have about flexible flat feet and its treatment
Foot injuries discharge advice
Advice and exercises following discharge from hospital with a foot injury
Forearm crutches
Gives advice on how best to use prescribed crutches to take weight off one of your legs / ankles / feet
Fractured humerus (upper arm bone) discharge advice
Aftercare advice for patients discharged with a fractured humerus
Freiberg's condition
Answers some questions about a foot problem most commonly affecting the head of the second metatarsal bone (one of the long bones in the middle of the foot) including treatment
Frozen shoulder surgery
Information to help you gain the maximum benefit and understanding of your shoulder operation
Further investigations following a recent fracture
Bone Health / Fracture Liaison Service information explains why we wish to do further investigations and what this entails
Further investigations in Orthopaedic Outpatients
Outlines any further investigations – scans, tests etc. – you may need following your appointment in Orthopaedic Outpatients
Gamma nail advice and exercises
Advice for patients who have had a gamma nail following a fractured neck of femur (hip fracture)
Ganglion cyst
Explains what a ganglion cyst (on the hand or wrist) is and outlines treatment options
Getting ready for elective (planned) surgery (not hip)
Advice on how to get yourself and your home ready for when you leave hospital after an elective (planned) operation
Gluteal tendon repair surgery
An operation to repair damage to the gluteal tendons - outlining what surgery entails, including risks and benefits
Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome (GTPS)
Signs and symptoms, diagnosis and management of GTPS – a common hip condition that causes pain over the outside of the thigh or buttock muscle
Growing pains
Answers questions you may have about your child's aches and pains (growing pains) aka idiopathic (of unknown cause) benign (harmless) nocturnal (night time) limb pains
Guidelines for the use of cervical collars
Advice on how and when to use your prescribed collar and how to care for it
Hamstring tears and repair surgery
An operation to repair damage to the hamstring muscles - outlining what surgery entails, including risks and benefits
Hand and wrist osteoarthritis (OA)
For patients diagnosed with osteoarthritis and outlines suitable exercises to reduce stiffness and improve strength