Proximal Radius Fracture (undisplaced)
You have sustained a fracture to one of the bones in your elbow (proximal radius). Please see the picture below to understand where this injury is. This normally takes approximately…
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Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Pulmonary Rehabilitation is an exercise and education programme for people with long term lung conditions. It involves a combination of prescribed physical exercise and an education session with discussion and…
Radical Orchidectomy
Your doctor has informed you that you should have your testicle removed as he suspects a testicular cancer. However statistics show that testicular cancer remains one of the most curable…
Recovering from a heart attack
This leaflet provides information to help you following your heart attack.
Removable appliances
A removable appliance is made up of an acrylic plate with wire clasps on the sides, which grip the teeth to keep the brace in place. It can be taken…
Removal of a tooth or teeth under local anaesthetic
Before the tooth extraction process is begun the surgeon will of course need to anesthetise (“numb up”) both the tooth that will be extracted and the jaw bone and gums…
Removal of wisdom teeth under general anaesthetic
Wisdom teeth are the last teeth to erupt at the back of the mouth and due to lack of space often become jammed in position, this is called impaction. When…
Renal Colic and Renal Stone Collection
You have been diagnosed with Renal Colic. This means you have a stone lodged in the ureter (the pipe between your kidneys and bladder).
Rheumatoid Forefoot Reconstruction
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…
Scaphoid Fracture
You have broken your scaphoid bone. This is the small bone at the bottom of the thumb