Tumour Cases Unfortunately the skeleton is a common place for cancers to spread to, especially the lower limbs and pelvis. The common cancers to do this are from Breast, Lung, Thyroid, Prostate and Kidney. Some blood cancers also spread commonly to the bone, e.g....
What is Hip Arthroscopy? Hip Arthroscopy is most commonly performed to treat Femoro-acetabular impingement. In almost every case bone is removed around the hip joint (CAM or Pincer lesions) and the labrum is repaired (or partially removed if irreparable). Many...
What is Hip Osteoarthritis? Osteoarthritis (OA) is a term we hear a lot but what actually is it? This page looks at what Hip Osteoarthritis is and what the treatment options are. Osteoarthritis is due to wear of the cartilage. Cartilage is the coating at the end of...
What is knee osteoarthritis? Knee osteoarthritis is the most common type of osteoarthritis, and is a very common cause of disability in the UK. The surfaces of the joint are covered with cartilage, which allows low friction movement, and the joint is stabilised with...
