Thumb MCP Joint Soft Tissue Injury
You have injured your soft tissues around the joint at the bottom of your thumb.
Our emergency departments are currently extremely busy, and you may face a long wait to be seen. More information is available on alternative services.
You have injured your soft tissues around the joint at the bottom of your thumb.
Thrombolysis means breaking up the blood clots. Once a clot starts to form in a blood vessel, it may carry on getting bigger until the whole vessel is blocked. While…
You have sustained a fracture to your scapula (shoulder blade). This normally takes between 6-12 weeks to unite (heal).
This is an operation to correct the severe toe deformities which occur in the feet of people with rheumatoid arthritis and other similar conditions. Occasionally it is done for deformities…
Your child has been admitted to the Children’s Ward (Kipling) or the Children’s Assessment and Short Stay Unit (CASSU) for an acute illness….
This leaflet tells you about the procedure known as a Percutaneous Nephrostomy, explains what is involved and what the possible risks are. It is not meant to replace informed discussion…
This information is intended to give you a better understanding of the injury you have, the operation you may require and the rehabilitation and discharge process.
This sheet has been designed to help you remember the exercises that you have been taught by your physiotherapist following a transtibial (below knee) amputation.
This sheet has been designed to help you remember the exercises that you have been taught by your physiotherapist following a transfemoral (above knee) amputation….