Industrial action 27 June to 2 July 2024 - unless we contact you, please attend any appointments as planned.
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Patient Information Leaflets
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Inter-medullary nail fixation of the femur advice and exercises
Advice for patients who have had an inter-medullary nail (IMN) fixation of the femur (thigh bone)
Ischiofemoral impingement and decompression surgery
Outlines what this hip surgery entails, including risks and benefits
K-wire removal under general anaesthetic
Aims to answer some of the questions that you or your child may have about their operation to remove K-wires used to control fractures
Knee arthroscopy for children
Aims to answer some of the questions that you or your child may have about their knee operation
Knee injuries discharge advice
Advice and exercises following discharge from hospital with a knee injury
Knee replacement surgery
Information to help you gain the maximum benefit and understanding of your knee operation
LARS ligament stabilisation for the acromioclavicular joint
Gives advice and exercises to help you get back to full fitness as quickly as possible after your shoulder operation
Latarjet repair advice and exercises
Advice and exercises following Latarjet repair surgery - a procedure performed where there is bone loss from the front of the shoulder blade due to repeated shoulder dislocations
Limb surgery involving an Ilizarov frame
Information and advice on the use of an Ilizarov frame following surgical repair of a bone
Low back pain
For patients experiencing pain in their lower back (lumbar spine) and gives advice and exercises to help you manage your condition
Lumbar decompression or discectomy advice and exercises
Information to help you get back to full fitness as quickly as possible after your spinal operation
Lumbar disc replacement advice and exercises
Advice for patients who have had lumbar disc replacement - designed to help you get back to full fitness as quickly as possible after your operation
Lumbar spinal decompression surgery
Explains what will happen when you come to the hospital for your operation
Lumbar spinal fusion advice and exercises
Advice and exercises following an operation to join two or more bones in your back together
Mallet finger injury discharge advice
Explains what a mallet finger injury is and how to best care for your finger while it heals
Managing activities of daily living with one hand following an injury
Provides practical advice and techniques to manage everyday activities following upper limb injury to hand, wrist, elbow or shoulder immobilisation or surgery
Managing everyday activities one-handed after a visit to A&E
General advice, hints and tips on how to manage with daily life at home while you are not able to use one arm / hand due to your fracture or injury
Manipulation under anaesthetic (MUA) and arthroscopic capsular release (ACR) surgery
Information to help you gain the maximum benefit and understanding of your shoulder operation
Metatarsal and foot fractures discharge advice
Exercises for flexibility and strength, as well as information on what to expect as your fracture repairs
Metatarsus adductus (inward turning foot)
Answers some of the questions that you or your child may have about metatarsus adductus and its treatment