by Samuel Vollans | Sep 25, 2018 | Patient information
The vast majority of clavicle fractures (collar bone) heal with nonoperative management in a simple shoulder sling. If you choose non-operative management, you can start to move the shoulder with a small amount of pain around 3-4 weeks after the injury. Around 1 out...
by Samuel Vollans | Sep 17, 2017 | Patient information
BEFORE CUSTOM MADE JIGS 3 MONTHS AFTER SURGERY Alfie fractured his elbow a number of years before he met Mr Vollans. He had developed a significant deformity that made him feel sad and also his elbow had started to feel unstable. He underwent surgery to correct this...
by Samuel Vollans | Feb 15, 2017 | Children's problems, Patient information
Today, at Leeds General Infirmary, we carried out a complex peri-articular osteotomy around the elbow for a previous malunion in an 8 year old. We used Materialise; a Belgium base company who analyse CT scans of the normal limb and the deformed limb. They then, during...
by Samuel Vollans | Nov 20, 2015 | Patient information
We may recommend that your wrist fracture needs surgery to improve your outcome. This is a difficult decision to make and it takes years of training to recognise those injuries that will do badly in certain patients. We will discuss this with you at great length to...
by Samuel Vollans | Nov 16, 2015 | Operations / Consent
Introduction Total elbow replacement is carried out when the elbow is no longer functioning properly. This may be for a variety of reasons – inflammatory arthritis, complex fractures, tumour or osteoarthritis. The Operation The procedure is done under general...
by Samuel Vollans | Nov 16, 2015 | Operations / Consent
Introduction Your surgeon has suggested an elbow arthroscopy may help treat your problem. This leaflet will provide you with more information following your discussions with the surgeon in clinic. There are a number of things that keyhole surgery to the elbow can help...
