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Elbow injuries
Fractures and fracture-dislocations, including terrible triad injuries; elbow instability; distal biceps tendon rupture.
Expertise
Elbow, shoulder and upper limb injury.
I report on injuries to the elbow, shoulder and upper limb: what the injury is, what caused it, and how it is likely to progress. Every opinion stays within my clinical practice.
I accept instructions on
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Shoulder injuries
Fractures of the proximal humerus, clavicle and scapula; dislocation and instability; rotator cuff tears after trauma; acromioclavicular joint injury.
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Humeral shaft fractures
Fractures of the shaft of the humerus, between the shoulder and the elbow.
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Polytrauma
The orthopaedic injuries in polytrauma, alongside reports from other specialties.
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Condition and prognosis
Including future surgery, the risk of arthritis, and ability to work and carry out daily activities.
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Causation of injury
Whether the injury and its symptoms follow from the index event.
Instructed by
Solicitors acting for claimants or defendants in personal injury, insurers, coroners, and parties to appeals against General Medical Council registration decisions, including portfolio pathway (formerly CESR) applications in trauma and orthopaedics.
I do not accept
If a case sits near the edge of my expertise, I'll say so before accepting it and, where I can, suggest the right specialty.
Clinical negligence
Any instruction asking whether treatment or management met the expected standard of care
The non-orthopaedic parts of polytrauma, such as head injury or psychiatric injury. If I'm asked to cover them, I'll raise it in writing before going ahead.
Hand and wrist injuries
Cases involving my own patients, or care given by colleagues I work closely with