Side effects of snow play
SKIER’S thumb accounts for 5–10% of all skiing injuries.
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Pain and weakness in heels
PATIENTS are increasingly running into trouble with overuse injuries.
More than just a sprain
Sometimes there is more than meets the eye with midfoot sprain injuries.
Lumbar stress fractures
Diagnosis, investigation and treatment of lumbar stress fractures.
Summer sports and treating common knee injuries
A return to summer sports requires a planned approach in order to avoid serious knee injuries.
Rotator cuff pathology
Non-operative and surgical management of some common rotator cuff disorders.
Bunions in athletes
The management of bunions in an athlete is challenging and a different approach is required for successful outcomes.
Triangular fibrocartilage complex wrist injuries
What is the triangular fibrocartilage complex and how are injuries to it classified and managed?
Meniscal tears and repairs
Meniscal injury and even partial loss of meniscal function significantly alters force transmission across the knee.
Assessing ankle sprains
Some ankle sprains can lead to future arthritis and disability if not identified early and managed appropriately.
Metatarsalgia in runners
Plantar plate repair for second MTP joint instability: new advances in foot and ankle surgery.
What is a SLAP tear?
How to recognise the symptoms, examine and investigate a suspected SLAP tear.
The over-35s soccer player
AFTER many years of treating injuries sustained by soccer players falling into the over-35s age group, it has become clear that they are a significant injury demographic in their own right.
Acromioclavicular joint separation
Acromioclavicular joint separations are common injuries. Clinically patients present with a tender deformity of the distal clavicle.
Acute calf muscle tears
This common sporting injury can usually be diagnosed on clinical grounds.
Perfect match knee surgery
Patient-matched surgery allows accurate cuts and implant placement which should improve the end result of the operation.
Anterior cruciate ligament tears
An anterior cruciate ligament tear is a common knee injury that often requires surgery.
Options for the active patient with OA
There are alternatives to total knee replacement for the younger, active patient with osteoarthritis of the knee.
Anterior knee pain
This common knee complaint usually responds to non-operative management.
Flat out with ankle pain
This condition is essentially a clinical diagnosis.