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Come spend the day with Sue, a Physiotherapist with The Royal Orthopaedic Community Scheme (ROCS). The team provides care for patients at home following orthopaedic surgery The ROCS team cover a rad…

Researchers at The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Birmingham reviewed the patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) from patients who had undergone either primary or revision hip…

Robot-assisted knee replacement surgery is more precise than a surgeon on their own, but does not currently lead to improvements in patient outcomes, according to the RACER-Knee trial, the world's la…

Harriet Robinson, MSK Wellbeing Service Lead & Occupational Health Case Manager (MSK) Over 20 million people in the UK have a Musculoskeletal (MSK) condition such as arthritis or back pain – tha…

Helen’s mobility journey began in childhood. In 1982 at just five years old, Helen was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in her right leg and had to undergo an above knee amputation. In the 80s prosthetic…

We’ve moved from paper-based to digital referral through the getUBetter app for patients in the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Physiotherapy service catchment area. The getUBetter app offers local tips…

Researchers from the ROH have published the first clinical evidence supporting the use of real-time fluorescence imaging during revision knee arthroplasty for periprosthetic joint infection. Publish…

Congratulations to all our winners at this year’s Blue Heart Awards! The 2026 Blue Heart Awards were held at the Park Regis in Birmingham, celebrating the incredible achievements and contributions o…

Orthopaedic oncology and trauma surgeon, Prof Lee Jeys, has been appointed President of both the British Orthopaedic Oncology Society (BOOS) and the Spine and Pelvic Society. Prof Jeys comments: “I…