consultations
Out patient clinic consultations
During a consultation, I assess patients by taking a detailed history and by performing a clinical examination. Patients may be sent for carefully selected investigations such as x-ray, ultrasound scan or MRI scan and/or bone scans.
arthroscopy or arthroscopic
what does this mean?
This is surgery performed using the "keyhole" or "minimally invasive" technique. Orthopaedic surgeons use the technique to examine closely and repair defects in almost any of the larger joints of the body.
The surgeon makes 2 or 3 "portals" (small holes around 0.5cm) and introduces a small scope with an attached camera and fibre optic light source through one portal and specially designed instruments through the other portal(s). The surgeon operates with reference to the images filmed by the camera which are relayed to an adjacent screen.