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A surgical procedure for a ruptured Achilles tendon, undertaken to help you get back to full fitness following an injury.

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 ligament damage to arthritis.

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.

Surgery to relieve the pain caused by ankle arthritis when your symptoms haven’t responded to other treatments.

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.

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.

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.

A surgical treatment to repair damage in the articular cartilage of your knee. Also known as autologous chondrocyte implantation.

A surgical procedure that helps alleviate pain by removing the arthritic toe joint and fusing the two big toe bones with metal.

If you have a bunion, our foot and ankle orthopaedic specialists across our sites can provide treatments and surgery to remove bunions.

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 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.

A steroid injection to give pain relief, involves an injection with a mix of local anaesthetic and steroids into an area near your spinal cord.

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.

A treatment performed as either open or minimally invasive surgery, this procedure is used to treat milder cases of osteoarthritis in the big toe.

A surgical procedure used to repair a small area of damaged cartilage in the knee.

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 surgery and casting of fractures. If you've broken a bone, our orthopaedic surgeons can reset it without cutting into your skin.

Closed reduction is a specific type of surgery that is used to correct dysplasia of the hip (hip dislocation) in babies.

Corrective realignment surgery for brachial plexus injuries in children during birth.

Surgery to release trapped peripheral nerves, relieving pain and numbness.

TENDON RELEASE SURGERY

Treating De Quervain's syndrome, a painful condition that affects the tendons between the thumb and wrist

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. 

This procedure can be used to repair a tendon injury and help you regain strength and range of movement.

SELECTIVE NERVE ROOT BLOCK INJECTION FOR BACK PAIN

If you suffer from chronic back pain, a spinal injection can offer relief by slowing or blocking painful nerve impulses

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.

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.

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 is a form of minimally invasive surgery to remove a herniated disc.

A steroid injection to the facet joint, used to diagnose or manage pain in your lower back.

SURGERY FOR FALLEN ARCHES

If your flat feet (fallen arches) are causing pain and discomfort, our orthopaedic surgeons can help

HCA UK surgeons can restore function in people experiencing foot drop using advanced surgical tendon transfer techniques.

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.

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.

ARTHROSCOPY AND ARTHRODESIS

Surgeons at our HCA UK hand and wrist units can help to restore mobility and reduce pain in your fingers

This minimally invasive procedure offers an alternative to open techniques and can evaluate hip conditions such as labral tears, arthritis and chondral injuries.

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.

1. ​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.

If severe pain, stiffness or swelling in your prosthetic hip is causing you pain and discomfort, hip revision surgery can improve your mobility again. 

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 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. 

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 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.

Patella (kneecap realignment surgery. Kneecap stabilisation is a surgical procedure to realign a dislocated knee and repair the ligaments holding it in place.

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 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.

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.

Surgery to the lower spine. We have the technology and expertise to carry out surgery on your lower spine using minimally invasive surgery.

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.

SURGICAL TREATMENT OF LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS INJURIES

This procedure repairs lumbosacral nerves to restore function in the lower limb

Meniscus surgery can improve your mobility and reduce knee pain after a meniscus tear. 

ARTICULAR CARTILAGE REPAIR

A procedure to treat small areas of knee cartilage damage by making tiny holes in the bone surface to form new cartilage

An alternative surgical procedure to open spinal surgery that targets conditions within the spine through the use of keyhole 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

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.

NONE SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR BONES, MUSCLES, LIGAMENTS AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE

Non-invasive and drug-free treatments for sport-related injuries

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.

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. 

HARNESS TO SUPPORT BABIES WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DYSPLASIA OF THE HIP (DDH)

Babies are treated with a Pavlik harness by our paediatric experts to stabilise their hips and aid normal development

Peripheral nerve release can relieve pain or numbness in your hands, arms, legs or feet caused by pinched nerves.

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

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

SURGERY FOR NECK PAIN WITHOUT FUSION

Also known as a microdiscectomy

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.

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.

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.

SPINAL INJECTION FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT

A sacral nerve root injection can block painful impulses sent from irritated nerves at the base of your spine (sacrum)

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.

ARTHOSCOPIC SUBACROMIAL DECOMPRESSION (ACROMIOPLASTY)

An arthroscopic or keyhole operation to treat pain related to shoulder impingement and improve your range of movement

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 ARTHROPLASTY

Our skilled orthopaedic surgeons can replace the damaged surfaces of your shoulder ball and socket joint

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

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 surgery to fix a bulging disc, most common in the lower back. 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.

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

SURGERY FOR HUMERAL EPICONDYLITIS

A surgical procedure to remove or repair damaged tissue and relieve the pain of tennis elbow

THORACIC DISCECTOMY

A surgical procedure to repair a slipped disc

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.

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.

CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME

If you're experiencing numbness and tingling in your hand, ulnar nerve transposition will help ease your symptoms

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.

CORPECTOMY

Our spine surgeons specialise in vertebrectomy, which is a surgical procedure to remove all of the vertebral body

A minimally invasive surgical operation to repair and stabilise a damaged vertebra or compression fractures.