Our research areas in upper limb and hands include: Hands Classification of phocomelia Hand/eye dominance in congenital upper limb amputees Scaphoid acute fixation versus conservative treatment for undisplaced fractures Basal thumb arthritis, including trapeziometacarpal ligament constraint and surgical techniques to treat instability Flexor digitorum profundus tendon avulsion: the effect on function and methods of surgical repair Dart throwers motion at the wrist and surgical treatments including partial wrist fusions Shoulder Analysis of the return of function after shoulder dislocation and acromioclavicular joint dislocation Arthroscopic stabilisation of the shoulder using bio-absorbable tacks to repair the Bankart lesion Comparison of outcome of open and minimally invasive rotator cuff repair (arthroscopic and "Mini-Open" techniques) Prospective audit of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair using bio-absorbable tacks Biceps augmentation for massive rotator cuff tears Calcific tendonitis Short stem total shoulder replacement Rotator cuff repair outcome and EuroQol scores Training/fellowships Mr CM Robinson runs an industry-funded fellowship for a 6 month period. This fellowship is competitive and candidates are chosen 18 to 24 months prior to commencing. The fellowship is aimed at post CCST trainees with an interest in shoulder surgery and some experience in shoulder arthoscopy/reconstruction and trauma. For details, please contact Kimberley Moore-Ede. This article was published on 2024-08-22
