Mr Lanre L Ajekigbe : Trauma & orthopaedic surgery

Fee assured
Verified account
Open Referral network

Overview

Specialises in

Hand & Wrist

Offers

Face-to-face consultations
Video and telephone consultations

About me

I am trained in both Plastic and Hand Surgery and on the Specialist Register for Hand Surgery.

Areas of interest

Hand & Wrist Surgery;Dupuytren's disease; Carpal tunnel release;Cubital tunnel release;trigger finger, de Quervain's Tenosynovitis, Hand and Wrist Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis including joint fusion and joint replacement; Ganglions and cysts of hand and wrist; Tendon and microsurgical nerve repair, and reconstruction; wrist and joint fractures including internal fixation;Ligament injuries; Children's hand conditions including Correction of polydactyl; Correction of syndactyly;Correction of duplicate thumb;Correction of triggering of digit; Release of constriction band

Medical secretaries

Anaesthetists worked with

Dr Austin Mathews Fee Assured
Dr Bahulayan Sujith Not Fee Assured

Dr Sheshagiri Bengeri Fee Assured
Dr Rajendra Nigam Fee Assured

About me

External resources

Current NHS consultant posts held

Consultant Hand & Wrist Surgeon
North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust
The University Hospital of North Tees
Stockton on Tees TS19 8PE

Research interests

Dupuytren's disease
Ganglions

Personal interests

Reading
Keeping fit
Walking

(Additional) Languages spoken

Publications

The Effectiveness of Sodium Tetradecyl Sulphate (Fibro-vein) in the Treatment of Wrist
Ganglia
L Ajekigbe and J Stothard
Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery Spring 2006, 14; 1: 28-30
2. An aberrant Lymph Node Containing Metastasis Melanoma
L Ajekigbe, P Baguley and M Richardson
British Journal of Plastic Surgery 55, 2: 174 â€“ 175 (Short Communication)
3. The Importance of Early Phase (Dynamic) Scanning in the identification of
small/discordant sentinel lymph nodes
L Ajekigbe, P Baguley &M Richardson
Nuclear Medicine Communications 2001, 22, 447(Published Abstract)
4. Synchronous Multiple Primary Malignant Melanoma in a Patient with Atypical Mole
Syndrome
L.O. Ajekigbe & P E Baguley
Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery 2000; 8(6): 229-231(Case report)
5. How I do It: Lymphoscintigraphy and Sentinel node for Melanoma
L. O. Ajekigbe & P E Baguley
J.R. Coll. Edinb; 45, December 2000, 382 â€“385(Article)

Local Publications
1 Â© 1999 & 2004 L Ajekigbe: SHO Handbook
Â© 2004 & 2006 L Ajekigbe: Management of Acute Extensor and Flexor Tendon Injuries: A guide for Junior Doctors and Therapists

Courses offered to GPs

I offer the following talks to GPs & Extended Scope Hand Therapists:
1. Hand & Wrist Anatomy & Examination

2. Hand & Wrist therapeutic injections

3. Current management of Dupuytren's disease

My qualifications & training

Qualifications

MBBS University of Ibadan 1987
European Board Diploma in Hand Surgery Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand 2004
FRCS Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow 1992

Additional training

The Bond Solon Civil Procedure Rules Expert Witness Certificate Bond Solon Training Legal Services, London 2014

GMC registration

Reference number 4056634

Details of entry to specialist register

Hand Surgery , 2011

Affiliations / memberships

Medical Defence Union: No 349303J
British Society for Surgery of the Hand(BSSH)
British Medical Association
Professional Associate Member: British Association of Plastics, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS)
Member UK Register of Expert Witnesses

My private practice

Practice hours

Practice
Day
Hours
Appt Bookings

Junction Road Norton STOCKTON-ON-TEES TS20 1PX
Wednesday
17:30 - 20:00
07833 651001

Morton Park DARLINGTON DL1 4PL
Monday
18:00 - 20:00
07833 651001

Post treatment communication

Following treatment of a Bupa member, I will communicate with GPs in line with Department of Health, GMC and appropriate professional bodies guidelines.

In the event of an urgent query following treatment, Bupa members should use the following contact details

Tel: 07833 651001

and/or
consultant@teessidehandclinic.co.uk

Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)

Procedures completed

W9030
Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa with image guidance - unilateral - (5-50)

Nuffield Health Tees Hospital (1-5) Woodlands Hospital (1-5)
T7231
Open release of constriction of sheath of tendon (e.g. trigger finger) - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Tees Hospital (1-5) Woodlands Hospital (1-5)
A6510
Carpal tunnel release (open) - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Tees Hospital (1-5)
T5203
Dupuytren's fasciectomy single digit with proximal interphalangeal joint - (1-5)

Woodlands Hospital (1-5)
S0633
Excision of lesion of skin or subcutaneous tissue - up to three, Trunk & Limbs (excluding lipoma) - (1-5)

Woodlands Hospital (1-5)
W7881
Release of contracture of interphalangeal joint of finger (excluding trigger finger or Dupuytren¿s disease) - (1-5)

Woodlands Hospital (1-5)
A6400
Repair of peripheral nerve - (1-5)

Woodlands Hospital (1-5)
T5222
Dupuytren's dermofasciectomy and graft, or for recurrent disease - single digit - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Tees Hospital (1-5)
W9040
Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa - unilateral - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Tees Hospital (1-5)
T5900
Excision of ganglion - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Tees Hospital (1-5)
T5223
Dupuytren's dermofasciectomy and graft, or for recurrent disease - multiple digits - (1-5)

Woodlands Hospital (1-5)
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