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MACKAY CLINIC APPOINTMENTS RE-OPEN – Updated Corona Statement 14/05/20
UPDATED 02/06/20 Further to our notice below about resuming patient clinics, we are delighted to announce that The Mackay Clinic office is now open again and taking calls from 9am – 1.30pm, Monday to Friday – 01786 406424.Please note though that for those who wish to book appointments the number, as per below, remains 0141…
Read MoreStanding together with The Duncan Hospital during corona
As many of you know The Mackay Clinic are long term supporters of The Duncan hospital – EHA in Bihar, India. Professor and Jackie Mackay only visited in early February this year. We were about to bring you videos of that trip with news of some of the exciting developments at the hospital. Since then…
Read MoreCorona update 30/03/20 – The Mackay Clinic is currently closed
Here at The Mackay Clinic, we need to make you aware of some changes that we are making due to the current UK Coronavirus crisis.Unfortunately, until further notice, we are closing the clinic. Professor Mackay will not be seeing any new patients as he is volunteering to help in a surgical capacity for the NHS.…
Read MoreMackay Clinic Coronavirus (Covid-19) statement
We know that this is a very anxious time for everyone and we want to reassure our clients and patients that we are doing our utmost to protect both you and our own team from Corona. If you injure yourself and want to come and see us about treatment you can be confident that we…
Read MoreFormer patient takes part in Ben Nevis rescue
Many of you will have read recently about the amazing rescue of 4 people who were stuck on the UK’s highest mountain, Ben Nevis, in winter blizzards wearing only trainers and with no proper equipment – not even a map. The group was stuck on steep ground near the top of the mountain. As we…
Read MoreACL repair augmented with the InternalBrace – a look at the 5-year results
The Mackay Clinic recently presented its five-year-study results of ACL repair augmented with the InternalBrace at the 2019 annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. (These have now been submitted for publishing). We asked Professor Mackay exactly what the results show and about some of the differences between ACL repair augmented with the…
Read MoreResearch innovations to the fore at OTIF 2020
The Orthopaedic Technology & Innovation Forum, Bonita Springs, Florida. Jan 2020. Report from Professor Mackay I was delighted to be invited to the Innovation & Technology Forum which is one of the best meetings in the Orthopaedic Calendar. It was particularly special this year as it was celebrating the official opening of Arthrex’s new Education…
Read MoreNikki is riding high!
Great to see this super piece in Scottish Rider about former patient Nikki Corstorphine. Some of you may remember seeing our video of her story after she suffered a bad fall from a bucking horse and sustained a horrendous knee injury. She subsequently had all the ligaments in her knee InternallyBraced in a multi-ligament operation.…
Read MoreHow InternalBrace Ligament Augmentation has changed David Pedowitz MDs practice
It is always great to hear that fellow surgeons find that the InternalBrace technique is able to help them change their practice and allow their patients an accelerated recovery. In this video David Pedowitz MD discusses just this, including the case of an ex-forces veteran patient who, prior to InternalBrace surgery in both ankles, needed…
Read MoreThe future is bright – AOFAS, 2019
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Surgery recently held its 50th Anniversary meeting in Chicago and Professor Mackay was delighted to be invited, as an International Member of Faculty, to the pre-meeting. He had the opportunity to provide some historical background in the approach to ankle ligament instability, talking about how techniques have…
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