What our patients say
Our patients are our biggest advocates. We always want to hear from them and see the progress they make with recovery.
Our patients are our biggest advocates. We always want to hear from them and see the progress they make with recovery.
Amelia won a gold medal at the Intercontinental Cup in Korea in December 2022 having been treated by Fortius Foot and Ankle Surgeon Pete Rosenfeld. Since then she has also smashed her personal best push times.
Team GB diver Tom Daley contacted Fortius Consultant Knee Surgeon Mr Andy Williams when he injured his knee with just a few weeks to go until the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
Physiotherapist Sally Kibble got more than she bargained for when she attended an educational event at Fortius Clinic Wimbledon and ended up having a robotic assisted hip replacement a few weeks later.
65-year-old David had experienced pain in both his knees for around five years and it got to the point when it was becoming uncomfortable to walk upstairs. Eventually, he made an appointment to see Fortius Consultant Knee Surgeon Mr David Houlihan-Burne.
Over the years Damian, who played rugby for Wasps, England and England sevens, has seen amongst others Fortius Consultant Shoulder Surgeon Andrew Wallace, Consultant Knee Surgeon Jonathon Lavelle and more recently Consultant Knee Surgeon and former England teammate Jonathan Webb.
As a lifelong fan and Commercial Director of League One football club AFC Wimbledon, Ivor Heller is used to facing challenges but that didn’t make the difficulties he has experienced since damaging his knee any easier.
Pilates and yoga enthusiast Margaret Saladis was the first patient to undergo robotic assisted hip surgery at the Fortius Joint Replacement Centre at Spire St Anthony’s Hospital.
Sixty-five-year-old Paul Eden is a keen sportsperson whose ability to play sport was being affected by wear and tear in his knees, when he met Mr Giles Heilpurn and underwent double knee replacement surgery.
Danni Gilfillan is a 23-year-old from South London who has suffered from severe knee instability and chronic pain from a very young age. Danni was treated by Consultant Knee Surgeon Mr Sam Church at Fortius Clinic.
49-year-old Andrew Hughes from Chiswick in London loves swimming, scuba diving and hill climbing despite having suffered for years with pain in the arch of his foot and around his ankle due to flat feet.
Over the years the pain in Andrew’s feet got worse and he initially managed this with orthotics. However, his feet continued to deteriorate resulting in a severe flat foot deformity which caused disabling pain on the sides of the ankle.
Little did 75-year-old Jeff Tetlow know that his robotic-assisted knee replacement would be a cause for celebration.
Jeff was the 600th patient to be treated on Stryker’s MAKO robotic arm at the Fortius Joint Replacement Centre at Cromwell Hospital.
101-year-old Ghislaine Stovell-Campbell was devastated when she fell forward in her hallway and badly hurt her left shoulder. Ghislaine’s GP referred her to Fortius Consultant Shoulder Surgeon Mr Andrew Wallace, who found she had cuff tear arthropathy and recommended a reverse shoulder arthroplasty procedure.
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