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Mr Greg Packer

Name:
Mr Greg Packer FRCS Ed, FRCS Ed Orthopaedics
Practising at:
Spire Wellesley Hospital
Specialties:
  • Orthopaedic surgery
    • Upper limb surgery
    • Sports medicine
Special clinical interests:
Fractured Distal Radius, open reduction & fixation.
Chronic Wrist problems.
Upper limb joint replacement surgery & arthroplasty.
Research interests:
Bio-absorbable plates & bone substitutes in fracture surgery.
Current NHS and /or university posts:
Southend Hospital NHS Trust
Year of first medical qualification:
1983
Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies:
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
British Society of Surgery Hand
British Orthopaedic Association
 
Contact Details 
Telephone number to make a private appointment:
01702 445763
Private secretary email address:
greg.packer@tiscali.co.uk
Personal email address:
gregpacker@waitrose.com
Website:
http://www.wristfracture.co.uk
 
Background Information 
Professional profile:
I have been in practice in Southend for 14 years. My interests are in upper limb surgery and sports medicine. I have an interest in wrist surgery, both acute fracture management, particularly bio-absorbable plates and bone substitutes, and investigation of chronic wrist problems including wrist arthroscopy. My elective interests include upper limb joint replacement including shoulder, elbow, wrist, thumb and fingers.

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Mr Greg Packer

Mr Greg Packer Orthopaedic surgery Consultant, Southend On Sea, Essex, private hospital specialist.

KinematX™ partial wrist replacement

Mr Packer was the surgeon who performed the world's first KinematX™ wrist hemi-arthroplasty on a local Southend patient in 2011.  The procedure attracted nation acoverage and an article was published in the Mail on Sunday detailing the operation which aims to retain greater wrist movement in younger patients in need of wrist surgery.

Appointments for privatley insured patients or those choosing to pay for their own treatment can be made by calling the Spire Wellesley Hospital on

01702 445763

Mr Packer welcomes appropriate patients wishing to refer and pay for treatment themselves without the need for a GP letter of referral.

Please call 01702 447 926 to find out more

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