Mr Richard Pennington is an orthopaedic surgeon with interests in upper limb conditions from the shoulder to the hand as well as general orthopaedic conditions and trauma. Richard strongly believes that all treatment, both operative and non-operative, should be focused on evidence based medicine. He works closely and collaboratively with allied health professionals to optimise patient outcomes from initial consultation to full recovery.
Interests in the management of:
- Shoulder arthritis - replacements utilising computer navigation and patient specific implants
- Rotator cuff problems
- Shoulder instability and reconstruction
- Clavicle fractures and AC joint dislocations
- Elbow and wrist arthritis - ganglions, wrist replacements
- Wrist, distal radius and hand fractures
- Carpal tunnel and ulna nerve compression syndromes
- Dupuytren’s disease
- Sports injuries and hamstring problems
- Orthopaedic trauma