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Following surgery to reattach tendons that were worn away due to wrist arthritis, June is now able to grab back the many day-to-day skills that most people take for granted.

A new treatment to grow cartilage inside the patient’s knee is being pioneered at Spire Parkway Hospital by Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Mr James Arbuthnot. Here Mr Arbuthnot answers some questions about CartiONE™, how it works and how it differs from other treatments on offer.

He walked out onto the hallowed Wembley turf when he helped Birmingham City win the 1995 Football League Trophy. But all 51-year-old Ricky Otto is looking forward to now is a ‘kick-about’ with the local five-a-side league as he recovers from his second hip replacement operation in six years.

Foot and ankle specialist Mr Tarek El Gamal, who practices at Spire Parkway Hospital, was voted Trainer of the Year by trainee surgeons throughout Warwickshire and Coventry.

After a ‘hat-trick’ of joint replacement operations with the same surgeon, former Solihull magistrate Edward Kane has given his verdict on Spire Parkway Hospital Orthopaedic Consultant Ved Goswami.

Dad who suffered for 22 years with Ulcerative Colitis speaks out about how his life changed for the better after being seen at Spire Parkway Hospital.

When Peter Constable attended a free prostate cancer check at Spire Parkway Hospital, in Solihull near Birmingham West Midlands, he didn’t realise just how life-changing it would prove to be. An early discovery that he had cancer of the prostate resulted in an early and successful intervention that probably saved his life.

Following treatment for breast cancer, 56-year-old Sue Judge developed lymphoedema to the extent that, at its worst, her left arm was 75% larger than her left. Sue sought treatment from Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Ms Anne Dancey, with a special interest in lymphoedema surgery at Spire Parkway and is now in a much better place both physically and psychologically.

She’s a motor-biking, music-loving mum-of-two who prides herself in keeping fit and looking good. But when Sarah Sleet hit 60 she decided that it was time to give nature a ‘helping hand’ and went under the knife for a face and neck lift.

Chef Laura, was struggling to do her job due to having flat feet as standing up all day became painful. After seeing Consultant Podiatrist Mr Stuart Metcalfe, she is back on her feet in the kitchen, and sometimes even manages some retail therapy after work!