Yorkshire Knee Clinic surgeons have been hosting four young consultants on a European Knee Society Travelling Fellowship. YKC’s Nick London explains the value of travel for consultants eager to learn their craft.
What is radiofrequency nerve ablation? And does it have a role to play in alleviating the pain of osteoarthritis? YKC’s Dave Duffy looks at this FDA-approved treatment.
Better-prepared patients. Improved recovery. Better overall health outcomes. YKC’s Dave Duffy looks at the potential impact of semaglutide (e.g. Ozempic) on knee replacement surgery for patients with type 2 diabetes.
Recently, YKC’s Dave Duffy looked at the less-explored potential benefits of weight loss drugs for patients, the NHS and society in general. But things move fast. So in this post, he revisits the topic and examines the current state of play.
The latest findings of the TOPKAT trial offer reassurance for patients, surgeons and health authorities about the long-term effectiveness of partial knee replacement. YKC’s Dave Duffy explains.
What’s the best way to care for a newly replaced knee when there’s wintry weather around? YKC’s Dave Duffy offers some simple tips – and explodes a few myths.
Does the way the public has responded to weight loss drugs suggest a brighter future for the NHS, and a potential reduction in the need for knee replacement?
The Chief Executive of the NHS has pledged to use “every tool at our disposal” to help cut NHS wait times by 2029, and he included robot-assisted surgery as one of those tools…
An Australian university has carried out research which, it says, shows that a common diabetes drug can reduce osteoarthritis pain. So, does it?
Fifpro, the football players’ union, has recommended a mandatory four week break for footballers. Yet with the expanded Club World Cup, the powers-that-be seem to have given their response.
A repeatedly dislocating kneecap may not only keep you out of sport; it could also increase your long-term risk of osteoarthritis.
For appropriately selected patients, weight loss drugs such as semaglutide do appear to be able to help them lose weight. And that could be good news for osteoarthritis sufferers. YKC’s Nick London explains why.