Mr Al-Sabti | Mr Al-Sabti FRCS |
Mr Al-Sabti is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in arthroscopic shoulder surgery and replacement and practices at the Cromwell Hospital, London, the Spire Hartswood Hospital, Brentwood and the Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital.
He has been a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon for 14 years and has developed a wide experience in treating shoulder problems.
“Shoulder problems are common in young adults and tend to increase with advancing age. While athletes such as rugby players and cricketers are commonly seen with acute injuries to their shoulders, these soft tissue injuries are usually undetected by junior doctors who do not have the necessary experience to diagnose injuries such as SLAP lesions (superior labral tear anterior and posterior). It is essential that such injuries are diagnosed and treated appropriately to allow the athlete to return to pre-injury level of sport as soon as possible.”
“Rotator cuff pathology is more common however from the 40s onwards and these usually present with pain and loss of function. Such conditions are suspected on clinical examination and confirmed by ultrasound scanning of the shoulder, a one stop shoulder clinic has therefore been in place for the last few years where a clinical examination, investigation and treatment are initiated on the same day thus saving repeated visits to the hospital.”
“Arthroscopic shoulder surgery has enjoyed an explosion of interest and technical developments over the last few years as a result of which most conditions are now treated through keyhole surgery and performed as a day case. Arthroscopic surgery offers a great advantage over open surgery – not only because it is minimally invasive but it provides more accurate visualisation of the tissue structure.”
Conditions that are amenable to arthroscopic treatment:
1. Recurrent shoulder dislocations and SLAP repairs – these usually result from accidents or sporting injuries such as skiing, rugby and other contact sports. Arthroscopic procedures are the treatment of choice and the surgery is performed as a day case.
2. Frozen shoulder is a painful condition that is common in diabetics. If left to recover naturally, it can take up to 2 years, however with the advances in arthroscopic shoulder surgery, function can be restored in a matter of weeks.
3. Impingement syndrome and rotator cuff tears are common painful conditions of the shoulder which when fail to respond to conservative treatment are conducive to arthroscopic surgery.
His practice manager Keron Healey can be contacted on:
Tel: 01277 266 772
Fax: 01277 266 711
Email:
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Further details of the above conditions can be seen at www.shoulderclinic.co.uk