Surgical and non-surgical treatment of all diseases and injuries of the hand, wrist and elbow, including arthritis, trapped nerves and sports injuries
Treatments for arthritis; treatments for fractures; movement analysis of the wrist and hand.
Consultant Trauma and Trauma Surgeon Lancashire Teaching Hospitals
Royal College of Surgeons of EnglandBritish Society for Surgery of the HandBritish Orthopaedic AssociationBritish Medical Association
Lancashire born and schooled in Bolton, Mr Redfern qualified from Barts' Hospital in 1988 after studying Physiological Sciences at Oriel College, Oxford. His training continued in London; successively at St Mary's Hospital, the Royal Postgraduate Medical School Hammersmith Hospital and Charing Cross Hospital. Winner of the prestigious Laming Evans Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1994, his Upper Limb training was completed as a fellow at the Wrightington Hospital. Mr Redfern returned to Lancashire for good when he became a Consultant at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals in 1999. His major interests are in hand, wrist and elbow disorders and injuries. He has published and presented nationally and internationally in each of these fields. He teaches regionally and nationally on trauma and hand surgery, and is a faculty teacher in wrist and elbow arthroscopy at the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He is an Examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons and Vice Chairman of his BMA Division.Typical hand, wrist, elbow and arm problems successfully treated by Mr Redfern include the following:- Pain Stiffness Numbness Contractures Weakness Lumps Deformitywhether caused by injury, disease or simple ‘wear and tear’Common conditions include carpal tunnel syndrome and other trapped nerves, trigger digits, Dupuytren’s contracture of the hand, thumb arthritis, ganglions, tennis and golfers elbow.Mr Redfern offers non-surgical and surgical treatments, including keyhole surgery of the elbow, wrist and hand.
Mr Redfern enjoys crosswords, classical and contemporary music and is an enthusiastic sportsman. Unfortunately he is a useless musician and a worse golfer. His three children suffer him in silence; his poor wife just suffers.
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