Orthopaedics and trauma

Conditions we treat

We treat:

• Foot and ankle: common problems and complex deformities.
• Hip: primary and revision joint replacement surgery, resurfacing, young adult hip problems and sickle cell hip disease.
• Knee: acute injuries including sports injuries, ACL reconstruction, arthroscopic and joint replacement surgery including revision surgery.
• Limb reconstruction: complex trauma, non unions, deformity corrections, bone infections, limb lengthening.
• Paediatric orthopaedics: neonatal hip screening, clubfoot including ponsetti technique, common limb problems, physio practitioner clinic for rapid access, limb deformity correction and lengthening. Cerebral palsy and spinal services are not provided.
• Upper limb: shoulder, elbow and wrist surgery.

We do not provide spinal or back pain (rheumatology) services.

Booking a patient at King’s

GPs should refer via NHS e-referral (e-RS) wherever possible.

Other ways to refer

Routine Referrals

GPs should use NHS e-Referral. Other referrers can make referrals, including Limb Reconstruction, Fracture Clinic and urgent referrals, by emailing: [email protected]. This inbox is monitored Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4.30pm.

Emergency Referrals

To make an urgent referral:

• GPs should use NHS e-Referral where possible and state that the referral is urgent. For Fracture Clinic, email: [email protected]. This inbox is monitored Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4.30pm.
• other referrers can email all urgent and Fracture Clinic referrals to: [email protected]. This inbox is monitored Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4.30pm.

Send emergency patients to ED with a letter. If patient has had an x-ray, ask them to bring it with them. If needed, contact the on-call registrar via 020 3299 9000 for advice.

Other Queries

For advice and guidance on routine and urgent referrals, contact the appointments co-ordinator on 020 3299 1919.

For urgent clinical advice, contact the on-call registrar via switchboard, tel: 020 3299 9000.

Key Clinical Staff