Dr Allen Cockfield is an orthopaedic surgeon with subspecialty training in sports surgery, upper limb surgery and paediatric orthopaedics. Dr Cockfield is in private and public practice in Christchurch.
What is Orthopaedics?
Areas of specialisation:
- General Orthopaedics
- Upper limb Orthopaedic Surgery: Shoulder/Elbow/Wrist & Hand
- Paediatric Orthopaedics
- Joint Replacement Surgery: Hip, Shoulder, Wrist (including DRUJ), Small Joints of the Hand
- Arthroscopic Surgery: Shoulder/Elbow/Wrist/Carpal Tunnel
What is Orthopaedics?
This is an area that deals with conditions of the musculoskeletal system (disorders of bones and joints of the limbs and spine). The specialty covers a range of different types of conditions starting with congenital (conditions which children are born with) through to degenerative (conditions relating to the wearing out of joints). The field of orthopaedics covers trauma where bones are broken or injuries are sustained to limbs.
Other conditions that sit under the spectrum of orthopaedics are metabolic conditions, neurological and inflammatory conditions.
