Trauma and Orthopaedics (GP information)

Introduction

The Trauma and Orthopaedic Team provide a comprehensive service dealing with all acute and chronic musculoskeletal problems. We provide daily Fracture and Elective outpatient clinics in our recently, purpose built Orthopaedic Hub based on Dunstable Road. Many of our clinics our supported by Extended Scope Practitioners and Therapists who can offer on the spot advice and guidance.

We also provide major and minor orthopaedic surgery and have two orthopaedic theatres and one dedicated trauma theatre that run seven days a week. Our consultant-led service is renowned for its innovative approach and pioneering surgery. We have very competitive waiting to treatment times for our patients. Example wait times from March 2017 include Lower Limb (incl. foot) – 14 weeks; Upper Limb (incl. hand) – 15 weeks; Spinal – 19 weeks and Paediatric – 20 weeks.

Each year the team carry out over 5,000 orthopaedic surgical procedures for patients from Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and beyond. As well as using keyhole surgery we deploy the latest computer-navigation techniques to ensure minimum trauma and maximum safety for our patients. When listed for surgery our lower limb patients will also be enrolled in our Enhanced Recovery Programme. This service offers extensive pre and post-operative advice and support to ensure that our patients have a reduced length of stay, reduced rate of infection and overall improved clinical outcome.

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Referral Process

Referral accepted via E-RS.

Procedures Provided

  • Arthroscopies of all joints (shoulder, elbow, wrist, knees, hips & ankle)
  • Joint replacement surgery (inc. resurfacing): hip, knee, shoulders, elbows, wrist, thumb, ankles and great toe.
  • Joint revision surgery
  • Fixation of fractures and dislocations
  • Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis.
  • Spinal Surgery: discectomy, decompression, fusions, pedicular screw fixation
  • Extra corporeal shockwave therapy (only available currently for foot and hip conditions) 

Clinics

Clinic Type: Adult
Clinic days/time:

Monday AM Fracture Clinic Paeds Foot & Ankle with ESP
Monday PM Fracture Clinic Weekend Fracture Clinic Upper Limb Clinic (week 1 and 3)
Tuesday AM Fracture Clinic Upper Limb Spinal with ESP Lower Limb
(week 1)
Foot and Ankle (week 2)
Tuesday PM Fracture Clinic Upper Limb (Hand and Wrist) Foot and Ankle ESWT (extra corporeal shockwave therapy)
Wednesday AM Fracture Clinic Spinal with ESP Lower Limb Lower Limb Lower Limb
Wednesday PM Fracture Clinic Upper Limb (hand) with therapist Spinal with ESP
Thursday AM Fracture Clinic Lower Limb Upper Limb Foot and Ankle
Thursday PM Fracture Clinic Foot and Ankle (week 1) Lower Limb
(week 1)
Upper Limb
(week 2)
Friday AM Fracture Clinic Lower Limb Lower Limb Paeds Upper Limb
Friday PM Fracture Clinic Lower Limb Spinal
(week 2)
Paeds

Links to tertiary centres:
Addenbrooke’s, Great Ormond Street

Patient Information Leaflets

Clinicians - Consultants/Specialist Nurses

Bedford Hospital

Trauma and Orthopaedics

Mr Yadu Shankarappa Consultant Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgeon
MrManojSood Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
MrJobyGeorge-Malal Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
MrDanArvinte Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon
Luton & Dunstable University Hospital

Trauma and Orthopaedics

Mr Ghulam Abbas Consultant
Mr Dimpu Bhagawati Consultant
Mr Yegappan Kalairajah Consultant
Mr Tarique Parwez Consultant
Mr Simon Burtt Consultant
Mr Shobhit Verma Consultant
Mr Sanjiv Manjure Consultant
Mr SabapathySundararajan Consultant
MrElrasheid Saed Associate Specialist
Miss Aurora Gonzalez-Castro Consultant
MrRaviPandit Consultant
Mr Pulimamidi Sanjay Associate Specialist
MrJimGray Consultant
MissVerityCurrall Consultant

Useful Contacts

Luton & Dunstable University Hospital
General Manager Ben Gainsford
01582 497255
Ben.Gainsford@ldh.nhs.uk
Clinical Director: Mr Jim Gray
Jim.Gray@ldh.nhs.uk
Outpatients booking department: 01582 561385
PALS (for patient specific enquiries) 01582 491 166
PALS@ldh.nhs.uk
Switchboard 01582 491166
Bleep numbers: Bleep 778/327 (via switchboard)
Clinic reception tel no: 01582 497194
Registrar on-call or management
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