It’s not uncommon for patients to feel anxious before surgery but particularly when it’s a major procedure like a joint replacement. This is the reason that orthopaedic surgeons like Carrothers Orthopaedics ensure that patients have plenty of opportunities to ask questions before their operation. If you are due to undergo joint replacement surgery and are…
The end of the year is when we like to pause and reflect on the last 12 months and the patients we’ve helped to reclaim their quality of life.
A small number of orthopaedic surgeons in the UK are now using Mako robotic arm assisted technology to perform hip and knee replacements. Andrew Carrothers is one of them.
Recent advances in surgery and medical technologies mean that some patients are now able to have partial knee replacement surgery with less than a 24-hour hospital stay. If you are having a total knee replacement or if you are at risk of developing complications, you may need to stay in hospital one or two nights…
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease that causes the cartilage that normally cushions the ends of the bones in your joint to become damaged and start to wear away. It can affect any joint in the body but is particularly common in weight-bearing joints (hips and knees) and in the hands. Osteoarthritis is sometimes called ‘wear…
If you suspect you may have early symptoms of osteoarthritis or if you have recently been given a diagnosis, this article offers some basic information about the condition, its symptoms and how to manage them, both in the early stages and as it progresses. It is important to get a proper diagnosis as other conditions…
Orthopaedic treatments are changing and improving all the time. This helpful glossary summarises some of the main treatments we offer here at Carrothers Orthopaedics. If you have questions about any of these treatments or would like more information please contact us and we would be happy to help.
We offer Mako robotic arm assisted hip and knee replacement surgery. In this article we answer some of your frequently asked questions about this state of the art treatment for severe hip and knee pain.
If you are scheduled to have knee replacement surgery, you may be offered the choice to have a bespoke custom-made knee implant or Mako robotic arm-assisted surgery. In this blog we look at the advantages of each procedure to help you understand the difference and weigh up which might be the best option for you.
Patients are waiting longer for surgery since the pandemic – and sometimes significantly longer. A report commissioned by Independent Age – Patiently Waiting – examined the experience of older people waiting for surgery. It points to the fact that 5.6 million people are currently waiting for hospital treatment but warns that the actual picture could…