Patient guides
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Something still hurts. Recovery feels different from what you expected. Or another operation has been suggested. Find a guide to help you prepare for a clearer conversation.
Your patient guides
Achilles tendon
A late diagnosis, persistent weakness or a longstanding or repeat rupture.
3 guides found
Missed or delayed Achilles tendon rupture
Review a rupture diagnosed late and understand which decisions need making now.
Read the full guideWeakness after non-operative Achilles treatment
Explore persistent loss of push-off and how to assess progress after treatment without surgery.
Read the full guideChronic or re-ruptured Achilles tendon
Review a longstanding Achilles problem or a new injury to a previously treated tendon.
Read the full guideConsidering your first operation, or seeking general advice?
These guides cover the wider decision before treatment and making sense of different recommendations.
Told you need a knee replacement
A major, permanent decision. A second opinion is a reasonable step before committing to one.
Explore this decisionTold you need a hip replacement
One of the most effective operations in orthopaedics, but still major surgery. Reasonable to want a second view first.
Explore this decisionRecommended knee arthroscopy or meniscus surgery
Evidence on meniscus surgery has shifted over the past decade. Understand where you fit.
Explore this decisionACL injury
Torn your ACL and been given a plan, surgical or not? Weigh it up before committing.
Explore this decisionPain after joint surgery
Still in pain, or recovery is not going the way you expected? Work out why.
Explore this decisionConflicting advice
Been told different things by different clinicians? See where the disagreement actually lies.
Explore this decisionSecond Opinion Clinic
Talk through your next step.
£100 · 45 minutes · Monthly clinic sessions
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