Posts Tagged ‘Professor Gordon Mackay’
Anterior cruciate ligament repair with Internal Brace augmentation: A systematic review (March 2022)
Abstract -Background: Primary repair of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures has re-emerged as a treatment option for proximal tears, with internal brace augmentation often utilised. The aim of this study is to provide an overview of the current evidence presenting outcomes of ACL repair with internal bracing to assess the safety and efficacy of this…
Read MoreWe are open and look forward to welcoming you
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 consultations but is also happy, at this time to carry out telephone consultations. Both in-person and phone appointments can be booked by calling the dedicated BMI Ross Hall line on…
Read MoreSuture Tape Augmentation of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction increases biomechanical stability: A Systematic Review of biomechanical, animal and clinical studies
Purpose: The purposes of this scoping review was to (1) assess the available literature reporting on suture tape augmentation in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction and (2) determine what evidence exists to support and oppose the technique in clinical practice. Read Paper here
Read MoreGood news as we launch into 2022
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 of these relate to the knee. The first looks in detail at the outcome of a severe multi-ligament knee injury. Taking this extreme case the paper debates that InternalBrace surgery…
Read MoreBusy farmer and rugby player’s experience of InternalBrace surgery for ruptured ACL
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. In our video below he discusses his injury, options for surgery, why he chose to have InternalBrace surgery and his subsequent recovery. A busy farmer, David battled on for a…
Read MoreClinic Update – Appointments and surgery resumed
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 appropriate cases. Our office is open and takes calls from 9am – 1.30pm, Monday to Friday – 01786 406424. Or you can email us [email protected]*********************************** Appointments are taking place as…
Read MoreMACKAY 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 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…
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