Radiographs, MRI, ultrasound and gait analysis, reported and explained.
What is involved
Where the diagnosis is unclear or a surgical decision depends on it
Imaging is arranged when it will change the decision and not before, because scans in symptom-free people routinely show changes that would alarm anybody who read the report. What we arrange, and what it is looking for, is explained at the consultation — and the images are gone through with you rather than summarised.
What the appointment includes
Fees
Most insurers require a GP referral and a pre-authorisation number. Get both before you attend and bring the reference.
Self-funded surgery is quoted as a package covering the consultant, the anaesthetist, the hospital and the scheduled follow-up.
Some policies cover the operation and not the physiotherapy afterwards, which is the half that determines the result.
Where an insurer pays less than the quoted fee, you will be told the difference in writing before anything is booked.
Most people who come to us do not, and that is the honest answer for the majority of the conditions on this site. The consultation exists to work out which group you are in, and it always covers the non-surgical options first.
Appointments
Consultations are with a consultant orthopaedic surgeon. Bring any imaging you have already had — it often saves repeating it.