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Taking gold in Tokyo and a push for Beijing – Newsletter #3
Following a quieter 2020, this year has so far been incredibly busy as the world tries to get back on track. One standout moment for us all at the Mackay Clinic was watching former patient Kathleen Dawson swim to glorious gold in the pool at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. But there have been lot…
Read MoreCongratulations to former patient taking gold in pool at Tokyo Olympics
Massive congratulations to Scottish swimmer Kathleen Dawson who has had the most amazing Tokyo 2020 Olympics She was part of the team in the mixed 4x100m Medley who took gold and set a blazing new World Record time. She also reached the finals in the women’s 100m Backstroke finishing 6th. All the more impressive as…
Read MoreResults show excellent results for athlete recovery following ACL InternalBrace surgery
Dr William Wilson used the latest technology to help us further understand the recovery of athletes following different ACL surgeries. In this link William presents his excellent results which show that InternalBrace repair of the ACL can improve sensory feedback and strength compared to traditional reconstruction. This hopefully takes us a step closer to reducing…
Read MoreYour help has made this happen! Thankyou
If you have kindly donated to The Mackay Clinic’s chosen charity – the Duncan Hospital Charitable Trust – then you know that 100% of your money goes to The Duncan Hospital in Bihar in India. So, we are delighted to share some fantastic news with you this morning, as we know many of our patients,…
Read MoreHelp save covid patients at The Duncan Hospital – gift the breath of life
Gift the Breath of Life – The current Oxygen producing plant at The Duncan Hospital in Bihar is struggling with unprecedented demand. They are urgently fundraising to help build an emergency plant to provide desperately needed oxygen for Covid patients. A production plant costs £58,000. It is easy to feel helpless watching the tragic scenes…
Read MoreDuncan hospital Bihar struggles as India battles devastating wave of corona
As many of you will know The Mackay Clinic is a long-standing supporter and fundraiser for The Duncan Hospital in Bihar, India. And so it is with huge sadness that we have been watching with the world the terrible scenes emerging from India as the country is overwhelmed by another wave of coronavirus. In footage…
Read MoreSam aiming to be back in team bobsleigh for Beijing
Just over 10 weeks ago Professor Mackay received a phone call from Sam Blanchet a former pro rugby player who is now a member of the GB Bobsleigh Team aiming to compete at the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022. Devastatingly Sam had ruptured his achilles tendon. With the games less than a year away Sam…
Read MoreAcing his recovery to tee off in Augusta
Golfer Brooks Koepka has been seen practising ready to tee off in the 2021 Masters at Augusta, Georgia which starts tomorrow. Nothing remarkable about that we hear you say – until you hear that he underwent InternalBrace MPFL repair in the US only 3 weeks ago, after suffering a knee dislocation and ligament damage. We…
Read MoreACL repair with InternalBrace – research body added to – in further good news for patients
The growing body of evidence for the use of the InternalBrace in ligament repair has been added to, with the publication this week of another clinical research paper. This one looked at anterior cruciate ligament repair with the InternalBrace (referred to here as Suture Tape) and followed patients for two years. The paper entitled: Primary…
Read MoreEvidence based ACL repair – body of published work grows
Another excellent evidence based ACL Repair paper published Excellent evidence-based outcomes of ACL repair at 5 years research paper just published. This encourages surgeons to consider less traumatic alternatives to traditional reconstruction. It also shines a light on high-risk groups that would benefit from additional augmentation and are not suited to repair alone. Read paper…
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