Marathon Man’s Achilles rupture recovery

Patient Story: Absolutely loved getting these photos into the office this morning. Former patient Richard Hamilton after completing the Paris Marathon 2023 in a highly respectable sub-5 hour time. What makes this a really remarkable achievement though is the fact that Richard had InternalBrace surgery with Prof Mackay on a ruptured Achilles just 24 weeks…

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Congratulations 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…

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Sam 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…

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Congratulations to Reece Wilson – new World Champion

All of us at The Mackay Clinic would like to send huge congratulations to Reece Wilson DH athlete on becoming the 2020 Men’s UCI Downhill World Champion in what looked like some really taxing weather conditions in Austria. Reece previously had his shoulder AC joint InternallyBraced by Professor Mackay after separating it in a high-speed…

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Former 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…

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Internal Brace surgery helps decathlete return to sport

It was fantastic to hear again this week from decathlete Tom Chandler who some of you may remember was treated by Professor Mackay with Internal Brace surgery to repair a ruptured ACL. Tom was delighted that this method allowed him to fast track his rehab and to be back competing ore quickly than a conventional…

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