Latest News and Articles
Mako Robotic Surgery Coming Soon
The Gloucestershire Knee and Hip clinic team have been following the progress of robotic arm surgery to assist them with knee and hip replacements. Many of the country’s leading hip and knee arthroplasty surgeons are now using [...]
400th Patient Review!
A milestone reached today for our surgeon Peter Kempshall. 400th patient review! Proud and humbled. See his profile here.
ACL Reconstruction to Iron Man
Another happy patient's testimonial: Rehab is feeling much more positive and enjoyable I might say, completing my physio exercises and I’m on the bike for 1.30mins three times a week and the exercises in the mornings. I [...]
British Championship Swimmer back to her Best
As someone who has always had a hugely busy and competitive sporting life, the news that I had ruptured my ACL falling off a horse in April 2021 seemed unbearable and I couldn’t quite get my head [...]
Sports knee injuries
We all love playing sport. Sporting participation is at an all-time high. Throughout lockdown many people have turned to sport for relaxation. We love getting involved with playing sports of all different types, football, hockey, handball and padel to name [...]
GKC Knee Replacement One Year On
Another happy patient's testimonial: Some20 years ago I tore my cartilage playing tennis. I was advised that the prognosis was pain, and more pain. The inevitable time came when I needed a new knee and I was [...]
Jump Jockey Jason Dixon back in the saddle
Jump Jockey Jason Dixon is back in the saddle and competing at the highest level following a devastating knee injury when he fell from his horse that left him requiring ACL and posterior lateral corner repair and reconstruction. Great to [...]
Rob Gleeson patient’s new lease of life
I feel like a new woman after several years of enforced inactivity , Mr Gleeson took a chance on a 59 year old fat housewife and now I have my life back. I have lost 30lb in weight and now [...]
ACL Risk Calculator
The GKC uses the latest techniques for ACL surgery. We use available clinical tools such as the Multi-centre Orthopaedic Outcomes Network (MOON) calculator to help assess your risk and predict your chance of re injury to your [...]
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HTO delays progression to Arthroplasty by a decade. The most suitable candidates are age <55, not obese, and have not progressed to severe symptomatic disability. In these patients HTO survival was 100%, 91% and 62% at 5, 10 and 20 years
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Lever sign test for anterior cruciate ligament injuries: a diagnostic meta-analysis
https://josr-online.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13018-024-04635-w
ACL tears cause significant functional deficits in patients over 50 who fail conservative treatment, and surgical reconstruction can yield excellent results.
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Brilliant news for many suffering with knee problems in Gloucestershire @KempshallPeter @natbeswetherick
