Acute Assessment Unit
About us
We provide treatment for a comprehensive range of orthopaedic conditions. We are a diverse and dynamic team striving to provide the best care for all patients with musculoskeletal complaints.
We practice evidence-based surgery and ensure that every member of our multi-disciplinary team upholds the highest standard of clinical care. We are actively engaged with teaching and training the next generation of surgeons.
Trauma service
- Hip fractures
- Femur / tibia fractures
- Wrist / forearm fractures
- Ankle fractures
- Knee fractures
- Foot fractures
- Shoulder fractures (including clavicle fractures)
- Elbow fractures
- Peri-prosthetic fractures
- Hand fractures
- Tendon ruptures
- Acute joint infections
Orthopaedic hip service
- Hip injuries
- Hip pain
- Degenerative hip conditions (including osteoarthritis)
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Post-traumatic osteoarthritis
- Failing or loose hip replacements
Orthopaedic knee service
- Acute sports knee injuries
- Joint cartilage injuries
- Degenerative knee conditions (including Osteoarthritis)
- Knee instability (including Patella dislocation)
- Chronic tendon / ligament injuries
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Mal-alignment issues
- Failing or loose knee replacements
Orthopaedic upper limb service
- Upper limb injuries
- Sports injuries to the shoulder
- Osteoarthritis of the glenohumeral joint
Orthopaedic foot and ankle service
- Hallux valgus (bunions)
- Lesser toe deformity
- Morton’s neuroma
- Plantar fasciitis
- Achilles tendon pathology
- Flat foot
- Ankle instability and pain
- Osteoarthritis of the foot and ankle
Orthopaedic hand service
- Dupuytren’s disease with contracture requiring surgery
- Traumatic arthritis of the wrist complex
- Complications following scaphoid fracture
- Tendon/ligament repair
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Old fracture management