• No need for a General Anaesthetic for most Hand and Wrist Surgery

    • 29 June 2021
    • Posted by: invicta_ortho
    • Category: Hands
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    For many years a number of hand operations have been done under local anaesthetic, where the surgeon injects the local anaesthetic into the area being operated on to numb it. Carpal tunnel and trigger finger releases and most surgery on the fingers is done this way. Historically for more major hand and wrist surgery patients

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  • Computer guided personalised shoulder replacements come to Tunbridge Wells

    • 11 June 2021
    • Posted by: invicta_ortho
    • Category: Shoulder
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    Mr Rose and his team at the Spire Tunbridge Wells carried out Tunbridge Wells’ first computer navigated shoulder replacement this month, using the Exactech Equinoxe GPS system. This system allows incredibly accurate positioning of shoulder replacement components, reducing the risk of complications and improving patient outcomes. This case was a reverse total shoulder replacement using

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