As we start to emerge from lockdown and things begin slowly to return towards normal after the pandemic, many patients are asking about the timing of orthopaedic treatment alongside the Covid-19 vaccine. Understandably, people who have been waiting for treatment and who may have been experiencing increasing pain are eager to undergo their procedures as…
It is natural at the end of the year to want to look back and reflect on the last 12 months and, no doubt like all of you, we find ourselves reflecting on what a strange year it has been. Alongside the many personal challenges, we have collectively faced difficulties across the whole of healthcare,…
As we approach the end of 2020, this seems a good moment to pause and reflect on this extraordinary year and everything we have learned. I doubt that any of us would have predicted quite what a challenging year this was going to be and how much our everyday life would be disrupted by the…
Andrew Carrothers Features in Acclaimed TV Series Performing Pioneering Treatment Founder of Carrothers Orthopaedics, Andrew Carrothers showcased his extraordinary surgical skills in the new BBC series of Surgeons: At The Edge of Life. He was performing a combination of operations for cancer patients to help restore mobility. The highly acclaimed BBC series, which features the pioneering…
Orthopaedic surgeons often use the word “multidisciplinary” to describe the way we care for our patients. One patient recently asked what this means and why we advocate a multidisciplinary treatment approach. This blog explains why, when it comes to orthopaedic care, we believe that more is most definitely more….
The Mako system supports orthopaedic surgeons to perform total knee replacements with greater accuracy than ever before, resulting in even better outcomes for patients.
An innovative robotic arm called Mako is revolutionising total hip replacement surgery, leading to reduced pain and likely long-term better outcomes for patients.
A new research study offers scientists the hope of being able to generate new bone tissue from stem cells in the future. The findings of the research at the University School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD, is good news for people with conditions like osteoporosis, as well as those with skeletal injuries, who could benefit from…
