Glasgow 2014 doctor on the legacy of Commonwealth Games

August 24, 2026

Jonathan Geddes: BBC News: 26 July 2026 Young athletes and children in Scotland should not be “hothoused” into focusing on just one sport, one of the country’s leading sports doctors has said. Prof Gordon Mackay served as the official doctor when the Commonwealth Games was held in Glasgow in 2014, and believes the 2026 edition…

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Inside IBISG: Meet the International Faculty Advancing Internal Brace Research

August 21, 2026

Following the landmark inaugural Consensus Meeting of the Internal Brace International Study Group (IBISG) in Glasgow, a new film gives an opportunity to hear directly from some of the international experts helping to shape the group and its future. The Glasgow meeting brought the international faculty together to review the growing body of evidence surrounding…

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Patient Returns to the Pitch After ACL Injury

April 15, 2026

The team at the The Mackay Clinic is delighted to see a former patient, Daisy Wilson back on the football pitch following ACL injury. After sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture, she underwent ACL Internal Brace surgery, with additional augmentation of the anterolateral ligament (ALL) for stability. Following her recovery and rehabilitation, it’s fantastic…

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Venue Confirmed for the IBISG Global Consensus Meeting – July 2026

November 28, 2025

The Mackay Clinic is delighted to share that the Internal Brace International Study Group (IBISG) Global Consensus Meeting 2026 will be held at one of Glasgow’s most distinguished locations – the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. This historic College, founded in 1599, provides a remarkable setting for what promises to be a…

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Revolutionising Sports Surgery: InternalBrace ACL Method marks significant advance, new paper shows

April 18, 2024

A recently published landmark ACL paper explains why the InternalBrace technique is transforming sports surgery. The authors are, Professor Gordon Mackay, fellow IBISG member Graeme Hopper and William Wilson. The editorial in the latest edition of the Arthroscopy Journal asked the question, “Why would surgeons not choose to protect all ACL reconstructions?” The latest evidence…

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Sporting an Injury? My journey into Sports Surgery

July 3, 2023

Professor Mackay was delighted to be a contributor to the 40th-anniversary edition of The Bulletin magazine from the Royal College of Surgeons England: From professional football to elite sport surgery, Professor Gordon Mackay details his journey throughout his career and what it takes to treat and operate on professional athletes. My journey into elite sport…

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Bryce Harper adds another chapter to his legend with miraculous return

May 3, 2023

From Washington Post 03/05/23 Two-time NL MVP is back in the Phillies’ lineup, just 160 days after Tommy John surgery – Major League Baseball authenticators do not normally send jerseys from nights like this to Cooperstown. At least, they have never had much reason. Someone held the record for fastest return from Tommy John surgery…

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InternalBrace sports knee updates in Bahrain

November 9, 2022

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 presentations and discussions included topics such as fighting early arthritis to meniscal, cartilage and ACL and PCL pathologies. Professor Mackay presented two papers during the meeting, one covering ACL reconstruction…

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Knife in the fast lane with Bill Ribbans sports surgeon to the stars

August 1, 2022

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 an episode with him for our Surgical Goals podcast. Over his 40-year career, Bill has operated on some of the world’s best-known sports stars and he has recently encapsulated his…

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