Blogs

  • Heel pain in kids

    • 19 March 2022
    • Posted by: invicta_ortho
    • Category: Bone and Joint
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    As a parent myself, its always tricky to know what aches and pains to listen to and which to ignore. Heel pain in children is one of the most common orthopaedic problems referred to us. Hopefully, this blog can help you decide whether this is one of those problems that you should ask for help

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  • Thumb base arthritis

    • 9 December 2021
    • Posted by: invicta_ortho
    • Category: Hands
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    Thumb base arthritis is common as you get older, in fact it is thought that as many as 1 in 3 women over the age of 50 will have it. This type of arthritis occurs when cartilage wears away from the ends of the bones that form the joint at the base of your thumb

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  • Scaphoid fracture: symptoms and treatment options

    • 25 November 2021
    • Posted by: invicta_ortho
    • Category: Hands
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    There are eight carpal bones in the hand. The most common one to be fractured is called the scaphoid. This is a small bone which lies between the thumb and the side of the wrist. Scaphoid fractures can be caused by falling onto the hand, or by anything which forces the wrist backwards, or by punching injuries. Here, one of our expert

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  • 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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  • Robotics in Orthopaedic Joint Replacement Surgery

    • 16 May 2021
    • Posted by: invicta_ortho
    • Category: Knee Injuries
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    Mr Jamie Young BSc (Hons) MBBS MRCS FRCS (Tr & Orth) Arthritis, the medical term for inflammation of a joint, is becoming increasingly more common and affects 10 million people in the UK. Osteoarthritis is by far the most common form and generally affects older patients. In osteoarthritis the natural smooth cartilage surfaces of the

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  • Keyhole Bunion Surgery

    • 17 April 2021
    • Posted by: invicta_ortho
    • Category: Foot and ankle
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    Keyhole Bunion Surgery – How modern surgical techniques have revolutionised the treatment of bunions Why do people develop bunions (also known as hallux valgus) Bunions can affect a range of different people from childhood through to our later years. There is a common belief that they are a hereditary condition but I believe they are

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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
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    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
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    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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