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Inspiring trustee visit to The Duncan Hospital, Bihar
| Charity, Duncan Hospital, News
Prof Mackay has been operating in a different theatre this week - as a trustee of our supported charity The Duncan Hospital Charitable Trust he ...
Nursing a Future at The Duncan Hospital, Bihar
| Charity, Duncan Hospital, News
News from our sponsored Charity The Duncan Hospital Charitable Trust who are soon to begin fundraising in the hope of raising £1,100 every 6 months ...
Podcast: ACL Research – we talk to global expert Professor Kate Webster
| News, Podcast Episodes
Women's football is full of talk about an ACL injury 'epidemic' - but is this really the case? To help us find answers we were ...
Podcast: Football superstar Rachel Corsie on beating ACL rupture & staying at the top of her game
| News, Podcast Episodes
Catch our latest Surgical Goals podcast episode in which we have the privilege of sitting down with the incredible Rachel Corsie, a true superstar in ...
Knee Deep – all that’s new from the Warsaw Joint Congress 2023
| InternalBrace, Meetings, News, Uncategorized
Professor Mackay was delighted to be invited recently to join The Faculty at the 10th Anniversary Congress of Joint Preservation in Warsaw. Once again organised ...
New Podcast: Innovations in sports knee injury treatments
| News, Podcast Episodes
In our latest podcast episode, we look at what's new in the fields of sports knee injury treatments and prevention. Prof Mackay recently attended the ...
Mackay Clinic delighted to announce sponsorship of Scotland’s Amputee football Team
| AFAS, News, Sport sponsorships
Professor Gordon and Jackie Mackay, are delighted to announce The Mackay Clinic's three-year sponsorship deal with Scotland’s national Amputee Football team. A former Rangers hopeful ...
Rangers’ Scott Wright – my ACL rupture and recovery
| InternalBrace, News, Podcast Episodes
Watching Rangers winger Scott Wright today play his usual fast, attacking game you would never guess that in his Aberdeen FC days, he suffered every ...
The modern-day ACL surgeon’s armamentarium should include multiple surgical approaches – Letter to the Editor
| ACL, InternalBrace, InternalBrace Research, Knee, News
Following publication of a recent ACL survey, multi-authors, including Professor Mackay write that future surveys include a "complete representation of the surgical (primary repair, augmentation, ...
Marathon Man’s Achilles rupture recovery
| InternalBrace, News, Patient stories
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 ...
Talking foot and ankle injuries & treatments with NY’s finest – Dr James McWilliam MD
| News, Podcast Episodes
It was fantastic to welcome New York's finest, Dr James 'Jim' McWilliam foot and ankle surgeon to Scotland recently to our InternalBrace 10-year celebration. While ...
Podcast: Judoka Sarah Adlington on winning gold and beating shoulder injuries
| News, Podcast Episodes
Sarah Adlington's list of achievements is impressive - among them taking back-to-back golds in the Commonwealth Games in 2012 and 2022 (there was no judo ...
Source: 49ers QB Brock Purdy has torn UCL in right elbow
| In the Media, InternalBrace
Nick Wagoner - ESPN Staff Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- An offseason that already figured to have plenty of quarterback-centric questions for the San Francisco ...
University of Stirling’s historic cup run may be over – but players can be proud of Dundee United performance
| In the Media, Sport sponsorships, Stirling Uni Football teams
by Andrew Robson The Brig January 24, 2023January 24, 2023 The University of Stirling’s historic cup run may have come to an end, but the ...
Scottish Cup: Dundee United prevail over gutsy Stirling University
| In the Media, Sport sponsorships, Stirling Uni Football teams
By Jack Haugh The Herald @jackmhaugh Deputy Editor Jamie McGrath's overhead kick was enough to secure the win on a nervy day for United (Image: ...
Meet the player-turned-professor revolutionising ACL surgery
| In the Media, InternalBrace
The Athletic By Jordan Campbell 11/01/23 In his green and blue chequered kilt, Professor Gordon Mackay was proclaimed the ‘Godfather’ by Brazil’s national-team surgeon Dr ...
Professor Mackay talks to Rangers Review – from striker to surgeon
| In the Media, News
Football fans might enjoy this chat Prof Mackay had recently with The Rangers Review talking about the work of new medical 'app' ScribePro and about ...
Building Hope and Advancing Health care in 2022 – Latest news from TDHCT
| Charity, Duncan Hospital, News
We are delighted to share the latest updated news from our supported charity The Duncan Hospital Charitable Trust: All at The Duncan Hospital Charitable Trust ...
Podcast: No easy catch – 3x Commonwealth gold winner – runner Kirsty Wade
| News, Podcast Episodes
Seb Coe, Steve Ovett, Zola Budd, are all household names from the 80s, but we reckon Olympian Kirsty Wade (née McDermott) is right up there ...
Podcast: Footballer Ifeoma Dieke – from Cumbernauld to international stardom & beating serious knee injury
| News, Podcast Episodes
It was fantastic to chat to pro-football superstar Ifeoma Dieke who has been capped 123 times for Scotland. Iffy's is a remarkable journey - from ...
InternalBrace sports knee updates in Bahrain
| Meetings, News
Professor Mackay enjoyed being part of the recent SICOT Sports Knee Meeting which took part in Bahrain. The meeting attracted a global orthopaedic presence and ...
Goalkeeper Lauren Perry on loving penalty shootouts and beating ACL rupture – podcast
| InternalBrace, News, Patient stories, Podcast Episodes
We had the pleasure of welcoming goalkeeper Lauren Perry to the Surgical Goals Podcast Lauren played for Linfield Ladies Football Club and then in her ...
Knife in the fast lane with Bill Ribbans sports surgeon to the stars
| News, Podcast Episodes
When Prof Mackay's great friend and mentor Professor Bill Ribbans was in Scotland recently at our 10-year InternalBrace celebration we took the chance to record ...
Podcast: Pro-footballer Mark Reynolds harnesses competitive edge to recover from ACL rupture
| News, Podcast Episodes
Pro-footballer Mark Reynolds ruptured his ACL while playing for Aberdeen FC, because the initial pain subsided quickly he didn't realise the extent of the injury. ...
Tackling sudden cardiac arrest in sport – new podcast episode with Dr Jonny Gordon
| News, Podcast Episodes
In the latest episode of our podcast Surgical Goals we chat to the the Scottish FA's new National Team Doctor, Dr Jonny Gordon. Jonny has ...
Work starts on new Nursing College at The Duncan Hospital, Bihar
| Duncan Hospital, News
We are delighted to share with you the news that the ground-breaking ceremony took place in February for the new Duncan Hospital College of Nursing. ...
Rugby great Chris Paterson – new podcast episode
| News, Podcast Episodes
We were very lucky to be able to chat with rugby legend Chris Paterson for the latest episode of our podcast Surgical Goals. Chris was ...
New podcast episode – ice-man Sam Blanchet
| News, Podcast Episodes
Having given your all playing rugby at the highest level and then to find you are at a point where injuries are hampering you and ...
We launch our podcast – Surgical Goals
| News
We are very excited to announce the launch of our new podcast Surgical Goals, presented by Professor Mackay and co-host, broadcaster Jennifer Reoch - available ...
Good news as we launch into 2022
| InternalBrace, News, Uncategorized
A very Happy New Year to everyone. We are starting the new year with good news as more clinical InternalBrace research papers are published. Both ...
A tribute to Walter Smith
| News
Walter Smith was a gentleman and a friend to so many and will be missed. He was a sporting giant but was respected for so ...
Taking gold in Tokyo and a push for Beijing – Newsletter #3
| InternalBrace, News, Newsletter, Patient stories
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 ...
Congratulations to former patient taking gold in pool at Tokyo Olympics
| In the Media, InternalBrace, News, Patient stories
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 ...
Results show excellent results for athlete recovery following ACL InternalBrace surgery
| InternalBrace, News
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 ...
Your help has made this happen! Thankyou
| Charity, Duncan Hospital, News
If you have kindly donated to The Mackay Clinic's chosen charity - the Duncan Hospital Charitable Trust - then you know that 100% of your ...
Help save covid patients at The Duncan Hospital – gift the breath of life
| Charity, Duncan Hospital, News
Gift the Breath of Life – The current Oxygen producing plant at The Duncan Hospital in Bihar is struggling with unprecedented demand. They are urgently ...
Duncan hospital Bihar struggles as India battles devastating wave of corona
| Charity, Duncan Hospital, News
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 ...
Sam aiming to be back in team bobsleigh for Beijing
| InternalBrace, News, Patient stories
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 ...
Acing his recovery to tee off in Augusta
| In the Media, InternalBrace, News
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 ...
ACL repair with InternalBrace – research body added to – in further good news for patients
| InternalBrace, News
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 ...
Evidence based ACL repair – body of published work grows
| InternalBrace, News
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 ...
Ankle experts gather around a virtual round-table
| InternalBrace, Meetings, News, Uncategorized
Professor Mackay enjoyed taking part in a round table discussion this week on the InternalBrace in the ankle. Held by Arthrex Orthopedia, he joined Jens ...
Mackay Clinic newsletter #2 – patients, published research and a best seller
| News, Newsletter
We have just published the second issue of our Mackay Clinic newsletter. As you can imagine a lot happened in the second half of 2020. ...
Study shows excellent outcomes for combined ACL repair and ALL Internal Brace augmentation
| InternalBrace, News
Our knees are subjected to powerful forces especially when we play sport and surgeons, we are always working to improve our clinical knowledge of how ...
A story of hope for two tiny girls as the building blocks of a bright future are laid for others
| Charity, Duncan Hospital, News
As firm supporters of all that The Duncan Hospital do to advance the health and education of girls and women in India, we would love ...
Busy farmer and rugby player’s experience of InternalBrace surgery for ruptured ACL
| InternalBrace, News, Patient stories
Patient Story: When David Reddihough collapsed in agony after his knee gave way during a touch rugby game, he thought he had done something serious. ...
We are open and look forward to welcoming you
| Corona Updates, News
Coronavirus update: February 2022 We are pleased to say that The Mackay Clinic is open for consultations and surgery. Professor Mackay is carrying out face-to-face ...
Encouraging evidence in support of ACL preservation
| InternalBrace, News
We are delighted to update with the major findings so far from a study we posted earlier at the start of 2020. It involved research ...
Orthopaedic meetings embrace a virtual world
| News
Many surgeons thrive on meeting with colleagues and friends at annual faculty meetings all over the world. These meetings form perfect platforms for sharing ideas, ...
Congratulations to Reece Wilson – new World Champion
| InternalBrace, News, Patient stories
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 ...
Clinic Update – Appointments and surgery resumed
| Corona Updates, News
Further to our previous notices about our phased re-opening, The Mackay Clinic has resumed all normal face to face appointment clinics and also surgery, for ...
Welcome to our first newsletter
| Charity, Duncan Hospital, News, Newsletter
We are delighted to launch our first newsletter which we will be publishing biannually as a round-up of what has been happening at The Mackay ...
Family ties to Scottish company involved in battle to beat COVID-19
| General Medical, News
Symbiosis Pharmaceutical Services, a Life Sciences company based in Stirling which was founded in 2011 by Professor Mackay's brother Colin MacKay, has signed a supply ...
Clinic Update – appointments and surgery resume
| Corona Updates, News
UPDATED 23/06/20 Further to our previous notices about our phased re-opening, we are delighted to announce that The Mackay Clinic has now resumed all normal ...
Duncan Hospital staff rally to help locals during corona pandemic
| Charity, Duncan Hospital, News
Our second update from The Duncan Hospital in Bihar, India where staff are pulling together thin resources to help local people left struggling in the ...
MACKAY CLINIC APPOINTMENTS RE-OPEN – Updated Corona Statement 14/05/20
| Corona Updates, News
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 ...
Standing together with The Duncan Hospital during corona
| Charity, Duncan Hospital, News
As many of you know The Mackay Clinic are long term supporters of The Duncan hospital - EHA in Bihar, India. Professor and Jackie Mackay ...
Corona update 30/03/20 – The Mackay Clinic is currently closed
| Corona Updates, News
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, ...
Mackay Clinic Coronavirus (Covid-19) statement
| Corona Updates, News
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 ...
Former patient takes part in Ben Nevis rescue
| News, Patient stories
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 ...
ACL repair augmented with the InternalBrace – a look at the 5-year results
| InternalBrace, News
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 ...
Research innovations to the fore at OTIF 2020
| Meetings, News
The Orthopaedic Technology & Innovation Forum, Bonita Springs, Florida. Jan 2020. Report from Professor Mackay I was delighted to be invited to the Innovation & ...
Nikki is riding high!
| InternalBrace, News
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 ...
How InternalBrace Ligament Augmentation has changed David Pedowitz MDs practice
| InternalBrace, News
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 ...
The future is bright – AOFAS, 2019
| Meetings, News
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Surgery recently held its 50th Anniversary meeting in Chicago and Professor Mackay was delighted to be invited, ...
Football injuries are the focus in Brazil
| Meetings, News
Professor Mackay was delighted to be invited to attend the Inaugural Team Physician’s Controversies Meeting in São Paulo, Brazil in September: 'I had never been ...
Paul Lawrie talk of the Fireside Chat at Colorado meeting
| News
Professor Mackay was delighted to be invited at the end of August 2019 as the only international member of the Faculty at the Colorado Foot ...
InternalBrace innovates at Beaver Creek
| News
Professor Mackay recently returned from a very successful trip to the Arthrex Foot & Ankle Symposium. held in Beaver Creek, Colorado, where an experienced Faculty ...
Staying in the zone in summer
| Iain Innes, News
Great to hear from our sponsored skier Iain Innes about his summer regime and training. We are half way through summer, and Iain reports that ...
Flavour of Italy for Stirling County U15s
| News, Uncategorized
You know that there is nothing we like more at The Mackay Clinic than a bit of sport! So it was great to be able ...
Taking titles in Tignes
| Iain Innes, News
Great to get an update from our sponsored skier Iain Innes who has had a terrific finish to his season. Well done from all of ...
AAOS 2019: The days of straightforward human joinery have been left behind
| Blog, General Medical, InternalBrace
I was delighted to be able to attend the world’s biggest orthopaedic meeting in the world’s craziest city, Las Vegas. The meeting was as impressive ...
Florida trip ticks the box for InternalBrace, Biologics and nano-tech updates
| News
Professor Mackay recently completed a week's research trip over at the Arthrex Surgical Skills Centre for Research & Innovation at Naples in Florida. He reports: ...
China life – cold but competitive
| Iain Innes, News
Our sponsored skier Iain Innes has been very busy since his last update so it was great to get this latest bulletin from him. "Since ...
George’s marvellous Christmas tree
| News
We had our very own special Christmas present in the shape of this fantastic Scottish Invention Christmas Tree! It was made by six-year-old George Deacon ...
Dinner for the Duncan gives the gift of a future to girls
| Duncan Hospital, News
The Duncan Hospital in Bihar is a charity heavily supported by Professor and Jackie Mackay so they enjoyed attending a spectacular fundraising St Andrews Day ...
Surgeon Gordon Mackay explains how Rangers exit helped him revolutionise sports science – with help from John Kennedy
| In the Media, News
RENOWNED sports surgeon Professor Gordon Mackay can still remember the day he realised he wasn’t going to make it at Ibrox as a player. Graeme ...
Sports coaches interest in InternalBracing for injuries
| News
Professor Mackay was delighted to be asked to deliver a talk at the Annual Lew and Harris Sports Council Coaching Conference. Professor Mackay spoke about ...
Great return to Beaver Creek with the Internal Brace
| News
It was an honour to be invited to join the distinguished Faculty at the Beaver Creek Foot and Ankle meeting in Colorado. Over 150 attended ...
East Kilbride Rugby Academy record great season
| East Kilbride Rugby Club, News
Here at The Mackay Clinic we firmly believe that sport is a great way of keeping fit, healthy and of encouraging activity in young people, ...
Jack McDonald joins Walker Cup team-mates at Bounce Sport
| Jack McDonald, News, Sport sponsorships, Uncategorized
Jack McDonald has joined Grant Forrest and Ewen Ferguson, his two Scottish team-mates in the winning Great Britain & Ireland side in the 2015 Walker ...
Davos provides step up for Iain
| Iain Innes, News, Sport sponsorships
Last week I experienced the penultimate level of competition possible for a u21 skier when I competed in the Junior World Championships in Davos. (It ...
Iain gets call up for World Junior Championships in Davos
| Iain Innes, News, Sport sponsorships
Iain has suffered a somewhat slow start to the season with lots of cancelled races and changes in program, but there is some great news! ...
Progress made at the Duncan Hospital – an update
| Charity, Duncan Hospital, News
In early February 2016, we travelled to India with Angus and Catriona Smith for along overdue visit to the Duncan. It had been 2 years ...
The Duncan Hospital in Bihar needs help following earthquake
| Charity, Duncan Hospital, News
The following is a passage from a doctor currently working at the Duncan Hospital in Bihar, India on the border with Nepal – the hospital ...
Guests sparkle in the rain at dance in aid of The Duncan
| Charity, Duncan Hospital
On a wet evening in November 2015, the Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh, was transported to a much warmer climate. The EMMS International Duncan Dinner ...
The new op for a twisted knee that HALVES the recovery time
| In the Media, News
There is now a less invasive operation for a common knee injury, an anterior cruciate ligament tear — it also halves the recovery time. Margo ...
Internal Brace surgery helps decathlete return to sport
| News, Patient stories
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 ...
Warm welcome in Sacramento
| News
On a recent visit to the US Professor Mackay arrived in the rain to teach IB techniques to Residents and Faculty members at Davis Medical ...
A fond farewell….
| News
After 13 years with The MacKay Clinic, Janie, our office powerhouse, waved farewell recently and skipped off to savour the joys of retirement. Enticed away ...