A surgical procedure for a ruptured Achilles tendon, undertaken to help you get back to full fitness following an injury.
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Achilles tendon repair
Ankle arthroscopy
A diagnostic test allowing our consultant to investigate the inside of your ankle joint using a small surgical camera (arthroscope). It’s used to diagnose joint conditions from ligament damage to arthritis.
Ankle joint fusion
If you have a painful ankle joint caused by osteoarthritis, fusion surgery to permanently join the ankle bones, can be a highly effective treatment option.
Ankle ligament reconstruction
Ankle replacement
Surgery to relieve the pain caused by ankle arthritis when your symptoms haven’t responded to other treatments.
Anterior cervical discectomy
Neck surgery to relieve pressure on the spinal cord using an anterior approach, a worn disc is removed from the neck to relieve nerve root pressure and pain, weakness, numbness, and tingling.
ACL reconstruction
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a major ligament in the knee. This procedure is to repair the ACL if it becomes damaged or torn, and restore stability in your knee.
Arthroscopic debridement
The process of washing and removing debris from a damaged joint. This is a minimally invasive procedure typically to remove damaged cartilage, typical in cases of arthritis and joint instability such as knee, hip, ankle or wrist.
Arthroscopic meniscectomy
Autologous cartilage-cell implantation
A surgical treatment to repair damage in the articular cartilage of your knee. Also known as autologous chondrocyte implantation.
Big toe arthritis surgery
A surgical procedure that helps alleviate pain by removing the arthritic toe joint and fusing the two big toe bones with metal.
Bunion removal
If you have a bunion, our foot and ankle orthopaedic specialists across our sites can provide treatments and surgery to remove bunions.
Capsular release of the shoulder
A type of keyhole surgery for frozen shoulder problems which aims to release the stiffness caused by frozen shoulder. Also known as arthroscopic capsular release.
Carpal tunnel release
Carpal tunnel surgery is an operation that relieves pain, numbness and tingling in the hand and wrist caused by carpal tunnel syndrome. Also known as carpal tunnel release surgery, this procedure alleviates the symptoms and can improve dexterity.
Cervical disc replacement
Disc replacement surgery for the neck area of the spine. Cervical discs that become damaged can cause you considerable pain, numbness and weakness that radiates into your arms.
Cheilectomy
A treatment performed as either open or minimally invasive surgery, this procedure is used to treat milder cases of osteoarthritis in the big toe.
Chondroplasty
A surgical procedure used to repair a small area of damaged cartilage in the knee.
Clavicle fixation
Open reduction with internal fixation (ORIF) or clavicle reduction and fixation is a surgical procedure to stabilise a broken collar bone, helping it to heal correctly.
Closed reduction for broken bones
Closed reduction surgery and casting of fractures. If you've broken a bone, our orthopaedic surgeons can reset it without cutting into your skin.
Closed reduction for hip dislocation
Closed reduction is a specific type of surgery that is used to correct dysplasia of the hip (hip dislocation) in babies.
Correction of brachial plexus injuries in children
Corrective realignment surgery for brachial plexus injuries in children during birth.
Decompression and neurolysis of nerves
Surgery to release trapped peripheral nerves, relieving pain and numbness.
De Quervain's syndrome surgery
Tendon release surgery to treat De Quervain's syndrome, a painful condition that affects the tendons between the thumb and wrist.
Direct anterior approach hip replacement surgery
Anterior hip replacement is a minimally invasive and muscle-sparing procedure to replace the hip joint. Our hip experts can provide you with a direct anterior hip replacement surgery (DAA) to relieve your hip pain and restore your mobility.
Distal bicep tendon repair
This procedure can be used to repair a tendon injury and help you regain strength and range of movement.
Dupuytren's contracture treatment
Dupuytren's contracture is a condition that affects the hand with small lumps or thickening under the skin of the palm. Our leading hand and wrist consultants offer treatment for Dupuytren's contracture that can help restore function and regain movement.
Elbow arthroscopy
This is a procedure in which a small camera (arthroscope) is inserted into your elbow joint using minimally invasive keyhole surgery. It’s used primarily to investigate and diagnose conditions.
Elbow replacement surgery
Replacing the damaged surfaces of the elbow with a metal and plastic joint to increase mobility and reduce pain. Also known as an arthroplasty for the elbow.
Endoscopic discectomy
Endoscopic discectomy is a form of minimally invasive surgery to remove a herniated disc.
Flat feet surgery
SURGERY FOR FALLEN ARCHES
If your flat feet (fallen arches) are causing pain and discomfort, our orthopaedic surgeons can help
Foot drop surgery
HCA UK surgeons can restore function in people experiencing foot drop using advanced surgical tendon transfer techniques.
Foot orthotics
Insoles or custom orthotic supports for shoes to take the strain off joints, reduce pain and increase foot mobility for those affected by poor foot posture.
Ganglion cyst removal
A ganglion cyst is a bump on the fingers or wrist. While benign, it can cause pain and restrict movement. Treatment can include draining the cyst or surgery to remove the tissue if it persists.
Hand arthritis surgery
ARTHROSCOPY AND ARTHRODESIS
Surgeons at our HCA UK hand and wrist units can help to restore mobility and reduce pain in your fingers
Hip arthroscopy
This minimally invasive procedure offers an alternative to open techniques and can evaluate hip conditions such as labral tears, arthritis and chondral injuries.
Hip impingement surgery
Hip replacement surgery
An operation to replace a worn or damaged hip joint with an artificial one. Hip replacement surgery can bring you great relief from chronic hip pain and improve your mobility and quality of life.
Hip resurfacing surgery
- Hip resurfacing surgery involves replacing the damaged or diseased surface of the hip ball and socket joint with a metal surface. This may be an option and an alternative to a total hip replacement.
Hip revision surgery
If severe pain, stiffness or swelling in your prosthetic hip is causing you pain and discomfort, hip revision surgery can improve your mobility again.
Injection therapies
Steroid injections can help many patients by reducing pain and inflammation in the affected tissue, while PRP (platelet rich plasma) injections use the patient’s own blood cells to promote healing.
Knee arthritis
Knee arthritis is a common form of arthritis that can hold you back. If knee arthritis is causing you discomfort, our leading consultants are here to offer expert advice and industry-leading treatments.
Knee arthroscopy
A knee arthroscopy, also referred to as knee keyhole surgery, is a minimally invasive procedure used to evaluate and treat conditions like cartilage damage and arthritis.
Kneecap joint replacement
Kneecap replacement can help to relieve chronic pain in your knee joint and improve your range of movement. This procedure is also known as patellofemoral arthroplasty.
Kneecap stabilisation
Patella (kneecap realignment surgery. Kneecap stabilisation is a surgical procedure to realign a dislocated knee and repair the ligaments holding it in place.
Knee realignment surgery
High tibial osteotomy (HTO), or knee realignment surgery, can be an effective alternative to knee replacement. This type of surgery can help reduce pain related to the early effects of osteoarthritis.
Knee replacement surgery (total)
Knee replacement surgery is an operation to replace part or the whole of the knee joint, otherwise known as knee arthroplasty. This treatment can help to relieve chronic pain in your knee joint and improve your range of movement.
Knee surgery
If you're suffering from a knee condition, a knee operation might be required to relieve your pain, improve your mobility and enhance your quality of life.
Lumbar decompression
Surgery to the lower spine. We have the technology and expertise to carry out surgery on your lower spine using minimally invasive surgery.
Lumbar discectomy
This is a type of surgery to fix problems in the lower spine, typically a bulging disc in your lower back. Our spinal consultant surgeons and neurosurgeons offer minimally invasive surgery or smaller incisions to remove the part of the damaged disc.
Lumbosacral plexus surgery
SURGICAL TREATMENT OF LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS INJURIES
This procedure repairs lumbosacral nerves to restore function in the lower limb
Meniscal surgery
Meniscus surgery can improve your mobility and reduce knee pain after a meniscus tear.
Microfracture surgery
An articular cartilage repair procedure to treat small areas of knee cartilage damage by making tiny holes in the bone surface to form new cartilage.
Minimally invasive spinal surgery (MISS)
An alternative surgical procedure to open spinal surgery that targets conditions within the spine through the use of keyhole surgery.
Nerve repair surgery
SURGERY TO REPAIR A DAMAGED NERVE
Nerve injury causes numbness and loss of movement — our HCA UK surgeon, Mr Marco Sinisi, specialises in complex nerve repair surgery
Open reduction and hip reconstruction surgery
SURGERY TO CORRECT THE HIP BONES OF BABIES
If your baby has developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) HCA UK provides open reduction and hip reconstruction surgery.
Osteopathy and chiropractic treatments for sports injuries
NONE SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR BONES, MUSCLES, LIGAMENTS AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE
Non-invasive and drug-free treatments for sport-related injuries
Pars defect repair surgery
SURGERY TO REPAIR PARS DEFECT
Pars defects can lead to pain in your lower back. This can be repaired by placing a screw across the fracture, allowing it to heal over time.
Partial knee replacement
A partial knee replacement can treat an arthritic joint by replacing only the most damaged compartment of the knee. It's less invasive than a full knee replacement and, supported by our expert care, offers a quicker recovery time.
Pavlik harness treatment
Babies are treated with a Pavlik harness by our paediatric experts to stabilise their hips and aid normal development. Sometimes the hip joint (a ball and socket joint) doesn't form properly in babies and is referred to as hip dysplasia, otherwise known as a dislocation of the hip.
Peripheral nerve release
Peripheral nerve release can relieve pain or numbness in your hands, arms, legs or feet caused by pinched nerves.
Peroneal tendon surgery
PERONEAL TENDON REPAIR
Peroneal tendons keep your ankles steady; if they rupture and tear, we can carry out surgery to repair or reconstruct a dislocated peroneal tendon
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) injections
ORTHOBIOLOGY INJECTIONS | INJECTIONS FOR SPORTS INJURIES
Specialists at HCA, including spinal consultants, sports medicine consultant and dermatologists offers platelet rich plasma (PRP) injections to promote healing
Posterior cervical decompression
SURGERY FOR NECK PAIN WITHOUT FUSION
Also known as a microdiscectomy
Pseudarthrosis of the tibia
Repair of brachial plexus injury
Each side of your body is served by a brachial plexus, and each of these is made up of five nerves. Falls, contact sport injuries, or traffic accidents can result in brachial plexus injury.
Resection of nerve tumours
This procedure aims to remove the peripheral nerve tumour. Certain types of tumours can be removed from the surface of a nerve, while others grow within the nerve tissue itself.
Rotator cuff repair
If your pain hasn’t improved using non-surgical treatments, or if you have a particularly large tear, then surgery could offer you the best option to regain strength in the shoulder.
Shockwave therapy
This treatment is to irritate the tissue in the pain area and used to stimulate tissue in order to promote healing It can be particularly helpful for treating foot and ankle symptoms such as heel pain and plantar fasciitis.
Shoulder decompression surgery
ARTHOSCOPIC SUBACROMIAL DECOMPRESSION (ACROMIOPLASTY)
An arthroscopic or keyhole operation to treat pain related to shoulder impingement and improve your range of movement
Shoulder replacement
The shoulder has a large range of movement, but if the joint is damaged, it can become painful and stiff. Replacement surgery is an option when non-surgical treatment has not seen symptoms improve.
Shoulder resurfacing surgery
SHOULDER RESURFACING ARTHROPLASTY
Our skilled orthopaedic surgeons can replace the damaged surfaces of your shoulder ball and socket joint
Shoulder stabilisation surgery
A minimally invasive operation to repair the shoulder. This type of keyhole surgery can help restore the stability of your shoulder after an injury or accident.
Small joint replacement surgery
When arthritis affects your knuckles or the base of your thumb, surgery to replace your joint with an artificial one can prove an effective solution to relieve pain and restore movement and function.
Spinal disc surgery
Effective treatment for back pain and disc injury. Slipped, prolapsed or herniated discs may benefit from a microdiscectomy procedure which is a minimally invasive operation to help relieve the back and sometimes leg pain.
Spinal injections
There are different types of spinal injection depending on where it is given. An injection can help diagnose sources of pain and used to treat pain by helping to reduce inflammation. Spinal injection can help pain in your back, leg, neck or arms and may be considered when you haven’t responded to other therapies.
Tendon repair surgery
Tendons are the tissue that connect your muscles to your bones and allow us to move our limbs. Most people are aware of their Achilles tendon. Sometimes tendons can tear or rupture typically during physical activity. At HCA UK we offer tendon repair surgery to fix torn tendons to help you get back to fitness after an injury.
Tendon transfer surgery
TENDON TRANSFER TO RECOVER FUNCTION IN LOWER AND UPPER LIMBS
A tendon transfer is typically carried out to restore normal movement to the ankle and foot after a loss of function
Tennis elbow release
Surgery for humeral epicondylitis (tennis elbow). This surgical procedure is undertaken to remove or repair damaged tissue and relieve the pain of the condition tennis elbow.
Thoracic disc surgery
THORACIC DISCECTOMY
A surgical procedure to repair a slipped disc
Thoracic nerve decompression
CERVICAL RIB SURGERY
Treating nerve compression caused by thoracic outlet syndrome. Our specialist peripheral nerve surgeon, Mr Marco Sinisi, is experienced in performing this complex nerve surgery.
Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF)
A spinal fusion procedure that fuses the front and back section of the spine through a posterior approach. If you have nerve or disc problems in your spine, our consultants can treat you with minimally invasive fusion surgery.
Trigger finger release
Ulnar nerve transposition
CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME
If you're experiencing numbness and tingling in your hand, ulnar nerve transposition will help ease your symptoms
Ultrasound-guided injections
An injection of an anti-inflammatory drug, guided by ultrasound. Steroid injections into the joint can be an effective way to treat orthopaedic pain caused by a sports injury.
Vertebrectomy
CORPECTOMY
Our spine surgeons specialise in vertebrectomy, which is a surgical procedure to remove all of the vertebral body
Vertebroplasty
A minimally invasive surgical operation to repair and stabilise a damaged vertebra or compression fractures.
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