Musculoskeletal

Policies

Arthroscopic hip surgery Arthroscopic lavage and debridement (not routinely commissioned) Arthroscopic shoulder decompression Botulinum toxin type A injection to masticatory muscles Carpal tunnel syndrome release Dupuytren’s contracture release in adults Exogen ultrasound bone healing (exogen therapy) Extra corporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT), ankle, elbow, heel, hip, shoulder (not routinely commissioned) Ganglion excision Helmet therapy for treatment of positional plagiocephaly/brachycephaly in children Hip and knee replacement Hip arthroplasty (choice of implant) Ilizarov technique / Taylor spatial frame (TSF) (frame surgery) Lumbar radiofrequency facet joint denervation Open, wide bore and upright magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) Spinal epidural injections Spinal fusion surgery Tenotomy for curly toes in children Trigger finger release in adults Ultrasound guided injection (USGI) of soft tissue or joints Vertebral augmentation for painful osteoporotic vertebral fractures

Pathways

There are no associated pathways.

Additional information

No additional information.