RNOH Private Care is delighted to announce that we are now offering video consultations for outpatient appointments.
RNOH Private Care is delighted to announce that we are now offering video consultations for outpatient appointments.
The latest enabling technology for Robotic Assisted Spinal Surgery at RNOH. The Medtronic Mazor X Stealth Edition (MXSE) offers real-time 3D image guidance, advanced anatomy recognition & enhanced navigation accuracy. RNOH is the first Reference Centre within Europe to train visiting surgical teams from around the globe in partnership with Medtronic Ltd, the manufacturer of the MXSE.
STOP PRESS - Newsweek ranks the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust number 9 in the TOP 50 'World's Best Specialized Hospitals 2021'.
Here is what Nancy Cooper, Global Editor in Chief had to say...
"If you or a loved one needs specialized care in one of those areas, as millions of us do, you want to know which hospitals or medical centers have state-of-the-art facilities and the most knowledgeable, accomplished physicians.
Mr Noordeen has been a Consultant in Spinal Surgery at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore since 1995.
With restrictions on visiting loved ones in the hospital to help protect patients and staff, the RNOH Trust have put together a range of communication tools to help families stay connected.
We have welcomed the Stryker Mako robotic-arm to the hospital, a revolutionary piece of technology assisting our surgeons with hip and knee replacements. RNOH has always strived to be at the forefront of medical advancements, and the arrival of Mako serves to cement the hospital’s reputation for excellence. The technology will be used by our surgeons to offer patients in North London and surrounding areas an alternative to traditional methods of joint replacement surgery.
By James Donaldson
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Joint Reconstruction Unit
Patient-specific hip and knee replacements are a relatively modern concept and are increasingly being used in an effort to improve clinical and functional results and long-term implant survival.
Patient-specific instruments (PSI) are custom made on a case-by-case basis, specific to both the anatomy of the patient and the surgical plan created by the surgeon.
By Mr Panos Gikas
Consultant Orthopaedic and Sarcoma Surgeon
Honorary Lecturer, Department of Physics, UCL
Mr Panos Gikas is a Consultant Joint Reconstruction and Sarcoma Surgeon based at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital. He completed his medical and postgraduate training in London then completed a Seddon Travelling Fellowship in orthopaedic oncology at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney where he further developed his specialist skills in the management of bone and soft tissue tumours and complex joint reconstruction. In addition, he has also completed a clinical fellowship in Geneva in developing the use of the anterior muscle sparing approach to the hip joint before taking up a consultant post at the world-renowned Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital.
This was the question posed in a Daily Mail article "The Good Doctors Guide: Meet the best knee replacement surgeons"
And one of our top consultants was named...
By Mr Tahir Khan
Consultant Orthopaedic
Hip joint is pivotal to normal bipedal ambulation. Any deformity in the articulation leads to significant disability in young, active individuals. Patients with hip problems, typically complain of the following:
By Mr Panos Gikas
Consultant Orthopaedic and Sarcoma Surgeon
Honorary Lecturer, Department of Physics, UCL
Recently there has been an increase in interest in performing hip replacement surgery by less invasive means, and by smaller incisions. Some of these so called minimally invasive techniques however are only reduced skin incision techniques and are associated with the same muscle and/or tendon injury as “conventional” approaches.