At your appointment, recommendations and options regarding your future treatment plan will be discussed with you.
You need to bring to your appointment:
Your visit will involve a thorough exam so please bring clothes that allow your spine and joints to be examined whilst maintaining your dignity. A friend or family member may come with you if you wish.
As he will discuss with you, if your treatment requires surgery Mr Clatworthy usually works with the following Anaesthetist and Anaesthesia Group.
For elderly patients joint replacement surgery is commonly required to treat damaged joints from wearing out arthritis or other forms of joint disease including rheumatoid arthritis.… More
Over the last 30 years a large number of orthopaedic procedures on joints can be performed using an arthroscope, where a fiber optic telescope is used to look inside the joint.… More
Between the vertebrae in your spine are flat, round discs that act as shock absorbers for the spinal bones.… More
The division of a crooked or bent bone to improve alignment of the limb.… More
In many cases tendons will be lengthened to improve the muscle balance around a joint or tendons will be transferred to give overall better joint function.… More
Please click here for patient information on shoulders - what can go wrong and what treatments we can provide. More
Please click here for information on elbow injuries and their treatment. More
Please click here for information on hip replacement and hip resurfacing. More
Please click here for information on knee surgery. More
Scoliosis is a lateral/ sideways curvature of the spine. The management of scoliosis is individualised for each child depending on his/her age, amount of curvature, and amount of time remaining for skeletal growth.… More
The most common type of scoliosis is called Idiopathic Scoliosis.… More
The term neuromuscular scoliosis is used to describe curvature of the spine in children with any disorder of the neurological system.… More
Congenital scoliosis is defined as a lateral curvature of the spine that is the result of malformations of one or more vertebra.… More
Kyphosis is the term used to describe the forward curvature of the thoracic spine.… More
Spondylolisthesis is the term used to describe when one vertebra slips forward on the one below it.… More
Back pain in children is abnormal and should be investigated thoroughly.… More
About 1 in 200 babies have torticollis, a shortening of a muscle in the neck causing their head to tilt to one side.… More