Thousands of cyclists conquer valleys and mountains to slay dragon David completed the Macmillan Cancer Support Charity Ride June 7th 2015. The Wiggle Dragon Ride is the hardest longest and highest cycling sportive in the country. David completed the Grand Fondo 142 miles (232 Km) including climbs totalling 12,759 feet (3,900m) in 12hours and […]
David Johnson is honoured by a Spotlight on Internationally renown Orthopaedic Sports Injury Surgeons. The American Journal of Sports Medicine features in its June 2015 edition long serving editorial board member David Johnson: https://ajsmeditorialboardspotlight.wordpress.com/ David is honoured to be awarded this prestigious honour. The American Journal of Sports medicine is the highest rated and circulated journal […]
Smith and Nephew Orthopaedics developed a new knee in 2002. For the first time this incorporated a low friction and low wear ceramic surface into the components of a total knee replacement. The surface was crucially not applied as a surface coating but an integral part of the metal surface which could not flake off, […]
Ben Schwarz, professional soccer player from Munich, travelled to Bristol with the team doctor to undergo surgery. Ben sought a special consultation with the internationally renowned Orthopaedic Surgeon, David Johnson, of the Spire Bristol Hospital. Ben has been unable to play this season due to a knee injury sustained nearly a year ago. Despite extensive […]
Dailey Thompson the double gold winning Olympic Decathlete opened the new Spire Hospital Bristol. Seen here with leading Consultant Orthopaedics and Knee surgeon David Johnson in the sports rehabilitation clinic at the hospital. Dailey was delighted that in Bristol sports injuries were receiving the highest possible standards of care and treatement.
Mr. Johnson said “This is a particularly difficult procedure to perform and on this occasion took over 4 hours to complete. Whilst such knee transplantation is only suitable for a small number of patients this is now a technique that has been successfully undertaken around the world and now in Bristol”. Mr. Stuart Mayling became […]
The ACL study group is a small specially selected group of Orthopaedic Surgeons dedicated to advancement, understanding and research into the management of Anterior Cruciate Ligament injuries of the knee. The group is comprised of the top 80 ACL surgeons from around the world. The group meets once every two years to present and discuss […]
January 2014 saw the opening of the new Nuffield hospital in Bristol. The Chesterfield Hospital was the original base for Nuffield Health in Bristol. The hospital was closed in 2005 when the Nuffield moved its services to St Mary’s Hospital. However after a £17 million pound rebuild of the hospital, the hospital opened its door […]
Tennis elbow is not caused by the size of your racket’s grip. Studies of forearm muscle actions shows little connection between grip size and the development of tennis elbow, also known as tendonitis. Researchers have measured how players’ muscles “fired” during a backhand swing using three different sizes of racket grips. No matter which grip […]
This bi-annual meeting took place in Phuket. It was hosted by Dr Hans Paessler MD of Heidelberg, Germany. The Executive Director, Jon Bergfeld, MD, from the Cleveland Clinic USA, and Dr Jon Feagin MD, as the founder of the group, were in attendance. The meeting included group presentations from all the assembled members along with […]
