Overview
We are one of London's leading orthopaedic departments, with a wide range of specialist services, and are a member of the Specialist Orthopaedic Alliance. We treat patients from the hospital’s catchment area of Southwark and Lambeth, as well as patients referred to us from across South East London, Kent and Sussex. We have specialist interests in:
- Hip and knee replacements, including complex and revision jointKnee being bandaged replacements
- Knee ligament reconstruction, including isolated anterior cruciate (ACL) reconstruction but also multiple ligament injury
- Surgery for young adult hip disorders, including hip arthroscopy and major pelvic osteotomy
- Spinal surgery, including cervical spine (neck) surgery, and the treatment of metastatic disease and infection of the spine
- Foot and ankle surgery, including ankle replacements, ankle arthroscopy and joint fusions in the foot and ankle
- Shoulder and elbow surgery, including shoulder and elbow replacements and revision joint replacements, and shoulder and elbow arthroscopic techniques
- Hand and wrist surgery, including wrist arthroscopy, hand and wrist fusions, scaphoid non union surgery, tendon transfers and rheumatoid hand surgery
- Fractures and acute musculoskeletal injury, including the treatment of patients with pathological fractures of the long bones.
Keeping patients mobile
Consultant orthopaedic surgeon, Zameer Shah, talks about the treatment and care of hip fracture patients and shares his healthy hip tips.