Many independent hospitals, including those in and around Southampton and Hampshire, have been supporting the NHS during the pandemic and this time of unprecedented pressure on our health system and this has had a dramatic impact on the availability of private treatment and elective (non-emergency) surgeries. With this in mind, and as someone who knows […]
An arthroscopy is a ‘keyhole’ daycase surgical procedure, performed under a general anaesthetic, that specialist knee surgeons use to visualise, diagnose and treat many different problems inside the native or even replaced knee joint. We all know that degenerative osteoarthritis, inflammation and accidental injuries can damage bones, cartilage, ligaments, muscles and tendons. For ALL conditions […]
The Lancet has published the 5-year outcomes of a randomised controlled trial: The Total or Partial Knee Arthroscopy Trial (TOPKAT). The purpose of the trial, of which Professor Chapman-Sheath was part of the study group, was to assess the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of total knee replacements (TKR) versus partial knee replacements (PKR) in patients […]
Physiotherapists, osteopaths, sports rehab professionals and chiropractors attended an evening at Southampton Football Club’s (SFC) Staplewood Training Ground to hear Mr Chapman-Sheath deliver an educational lecture: ‘Advances in Surgical Treatment of the Knee’. The event was well attended and there was plenty of sharing of best practice ideas and information around treatments to prevent injury. […]
In 2012, Professor Chapman-Sheath performed ACL reconstruction surgery on former Aikido GB and World Champion, Marco Crispini. An ACL replacement or reconstruction is a surgical tissue graft replacement of the anterior cruciate ligament, located in the knee, to restore its function after an injury. Six years later, it was wonderful to hear that Marco, from […]
Southampton-based Consultant Knee Surgeon, Mr Chapman-Sheath has teamed up with experienced healthcare CPD events organisers, HESeminars to deliver an educational seminar for physiotherapists, osteopaths, sports rehab professionals and chiropractors. Date: Monday, 18 March 2019 Time: From 6:30pm Venue: Southampton FC’s Staplewood Training Ground, Long Lane SO40 4WR The lecture, ‘ADVANCES IN SURGICAL TREATMENT OF THE […]
GPs from across Hampshire attended an excellent day of seminars, discussion and patient examination at our recent FREE GP Educational Seminar ‘The Knee Patient in Primary Care’. Presented by Consultant Knee Surgeon, Mr Philip Chapman-Sheath and Dan Young, Physiotherapist to Hampshire Cricket Team and Clinical Lead at HampshireWellbeingCentre, the GPs heard lectures on a […]
More than 20 people with painful knee issues, attended a free information evening all about knees at Boundary Lakes Golf Club at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton, last week. Men and women, young and old, braved the chilly weather to take advantage of a unique opportunity to hear from Consultant Knee Surgeon, Philip Chapman-Sheath, one […]