Surgery Archives - Thames Shoulder & Elbow

Collarbone Injuries: Should I Have Surgery?

Collarbone, Shoulder, SurgeryBy Thames Shoulder Elbow 12th August 2020

Your collarbone connects the shoulder blade to the upper part of your breastbone. The medical name for this bone is the clavicle. At the outer end it makes a joint known as the acromioclavicular (AC) joint. The bone acts as protection to the nerves and blood vessels below as they transit from the neck to…

Should I Have Orthopaedic Surgery During the Covid-19 Pandemic?

SurgeryBy Thames Shoulder Elbow 15th June 2020

As the Covid-19 pandemic was beginning in early March, an Italian doctor, Dr Daniele Macchine from Bergamo, said: “There are no more surgeons, urologists, orthopaedists, we are only doctors who suddenly become part of a single team to face this tsunami that has overwhelmed us…”