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Patient Information Leaflets
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Microdiscectomy advice and exercises
Information to help you get back to full fitness as quickly as possible after your spinal operation
Modified Dunn's procedure for slipped upper femoral epiphysis in children
Answers some of the questions that you or your child may have about care once you are home following surgery
Morton's neuroma surgery
Information to outline the treatment options for Morton’s neuroma (condition of the toes)
Neck injury
Explains how to manage your whiplash injury at home
Orthopaedic Outpatients (Fracture Clinic) self-initiated follow-up (SIFU)
What the Fracture Clinic Self-Initiated Follow-Up (SIFU) service is and how it can help you after you have been discharged from the Fracture Clinic
Osgood Schlatter's condition
Answers questions you may have about your child's Osgood Schlatter's condition - characterised by pain and /or a tender lump at the front of the shin bone, just below the kneecap
Osteoarthritis of the knee advice and exercises
Advice and exercises to help you manage your symptoms
Pain relief on leaving hospital after orthopaedic surgery
Information and advice for patients started on pain relieving medication after orthopaedic surgery
Physiotherapy following an ankle fracture
Advice to assist you in returning back to normal following your fractured ankle
Plantar fasciitis advice and exercises
Management advice and exercises for people diagnosed with plantar fasciitis, a condition causing pain in the heel, sole and /or arch of the foot
Plaster cast care
Looking after your plaster cast after leaving the Emergency Department
Platelet-rich plasma injection
Explains a treatment used for common orthopaedic conditions, including lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) or medial epicondylitis (golfer’s elbow) in your elbow, impingement syndrome in your shoulder
Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) reconstruction advice and exercises
Advice and exercises to help you get back to full fitness as quickly as possible after posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) reconstruction surgery
Posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and rehabilitation surgery
Outlines what happens during and after surgery, outlines the risks and benefits, and gives advice and exercises to help you recover
Preparing your skin prior to surgery
Instructions for patients coming into the Royal Berkshire Hospital for an operation or procedure - how to prepare your skin using washes
Proximal femoral derotation osteotomy
An operation for hip and/or knee pain, due to an abnormal twist in your femur (thighbone) - outlining what surgery entails, including risks and benefits
Proximal femoral osteotomy advice and exercises
Advice and exercises following proximal femoral osteotomy surgery (an operation to treat hip deformities)
Proximal femoral replacement advice and exercises
Information designed to help you get back to full fitness as quickly as possible after your hip operation
Proximal humerus fracture in children
Answers some of the questions that you or your child may have about managing a humerus fracture
Pulled or nursemaid's elbow
Explain a common injury in young children caused by having their arm pulled, e.g. falling over while an adult is holding their hand