Blogs
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Bow legs in children
- 25 March 2021
- Posted by: invicta_ortho
- Category: Children’s Orthopaedics
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All babies are born with bow legs but these gradually correct so that by the time the child is around three are to four years old when they tend to have knock knees. Bow legs tend to be most pronounced at around 18 months of age. In the vast majority of children there is no
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Shoulder pain during the COVID-19 pandemic – is the increase in frozen shoulder cases real or apparent?
- 28 February 2021
- Posted by: invicta_ortho
- Category: Shoulder
One surprising aspect of the COVID-19 pandemic has been a notable increase in the frequency of patients presenting with symptoms of a frozen shoulder. The reasons for this are unclear, but are likely multi-factorial and I will give my two pence worth below. The condition of frozen shoulder was first described in the early 20th
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Orthopaedic Surgery and Cortisone Injections during the COVID-19 Pandemic and with COVID Vaccination
- 4 February 2021
- Posted by: invicta_ortho
- Category: Hands
As everyone is aware there has been massive disruption of normal medical services during the COVID pandemic, because NHS resources have been prioritized to look after people suffering from COVID, and because of concerns about the risks to patients from COVID if they have a surgical procedure or cortisone injection. During the first wave in
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COVID-19 Coronavirus
- 30 March 2020
- Posted by: invicta_ortho
- Category: Uncategorised
COVID-19 Virtual clinics These are challenging times. COVID-19, or Coronavirus, is sweeping our planet and as a result we find ourselves in near total isolation. The UK government, and particularly the Department of Health, are battling to “flatten the curve” and avoid us all getting this new virus at once… the result being an overload
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“Shoulder pain: the importance of getting the correct diagnosis”
- 6 March 2020
- Posted by: invicta_ortho
- Category: Shoulder
Shoulder pain can be debilitating and can leave you feeling miserable, particularly if your sleep has been affected. Most of us will suffer with shoulder pain at some point in our lives, either due to previous injuries or simply due to the “wear and tear” of getting older. Many problems will settle down with rest,
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It’s the time of year for skiing injuries
- 2 March 2020
- Posted by: invicta_ortho
- Category: Hands
At his time of year I see a steady stream of patients coming back from their skiing holiday with a fracture or other injury. I’m an enthusiastic skier myself and always interested to know where the person had been skiing and how their injury had occurred. This season I saw my first patient injured skiing
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Skiing Knee injuries
- 2 March 2020
- Posted by: invicta_ortho
- Category: Knee Injuries
Winter is very much here and for many of us that means a well-trodden trip south for our annual dose of fresh mountain air, dramatic scenery and (hopefully) tons of the white stuff. Ski season is undoubtedly a very bright spot in winters that are fast becoming wet and wild here in the UK. For
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“Mummy, my legs hurt!”
- 28 February 2020
- Posted by: invicta_ortho
- Category: Bone and Joint
When I was still training, my Mum said to me, “I hear rickets is coming back, do you see any kids with it”? As I looked around the kitchen for her copy of the Daily Mail, “No, not at all” I replied, rolling my eyes. She’s laughing now as rickets, or vitamin D deficiency, is