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  • Upper or high tibial osteotomy
  • Total elbow replacement operation
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  • Reverse shoulder replacement operation
  • Long head of biceps (LHB) tenodesis operation
  • Buckle fracture of wrist - child
  • Platelet Rich Plasma injection
  • Triple fusion foot
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  • Talonavicular joint fusion
  • Arthroscopic capsular release and manipulation under anaesthetic
  • Arthroscopic subacromial decompression
  • Arthroscopic Bankart repair
  • Acromio clavicular joint reconstruction
  • SLAP lesion repair operation
  • Rotator cuff operation
  • Elbow Outerbridge Kashiwagi operation
  • Bristow Latarjet operation
  • Proximal humerus fracture
  • Shoulder manipulation under anaesthetic operation
  • Removal of Kirchener wires
  • Using your aircell boot
  • Virtual Fracture Clinic
  • Heat versus ice therapy
  • Fractures (broken bones)
  • How to self-administer Enoxoparin at home
  • Anterior shoulder instability
  • Vitamin D for children

 

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  • Mansfield Road,
  • Sutton in Ashfield,
  • Nottinghamshire,
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