Miss Alison Armstrong : Trauma & orthopaedic surgery

Bupa Platinum consultant
Fee assured
Verified account
Open Referral network

Overview

Specialises in

Hand & Wrist

Shoulder & Elbow

Areas of interest

Upper limb surgery;
All Shoulder conditions, shoulder pain and Frozen shoulder,Shoulder surgery including decompression, cuff repair, replacement, stabilisation, arthroscopic surgery;
Elbow conditions,elbow surgery including joint replacement,surgery for osteoarthritis, nerve decompression;
hand surgery including carpal tunnel decompression and dupuytrens contracture;
sternoclavicular joint disorders including dislocation and sternoclavicular joint pain.

I see children of aged 7 and above with shoulder, elbow hand and sternoclavicular conditions.

Medical secretaries

Jenny Smith
Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital Scraptoft Lane LEICESTER LE5 1HY
0116 265 3627
jenny.smith@spirehealthcare.com

Sue Harrison
Spire Leicester Hospital Gartree Road Oadby LEICESTER LE2 2FF
0116 265 3040
0116 272 0666
sue.harrison@spirehealthcare.com

Anaesthetists worked with

Dr Vipul Kaushik Fee Assured
Dr Mahmood Saad Fee Assured
Dr Inthira Jeyapalan Fee Assured

Dr Ninad B Nigalye Fee Assured
Dr Yuvraj Kukreja Fee Assured

About me

Current NHS consultant posts held

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust,
Leicester General Hospital and Leicester Royal Infirmary.
Honorary Senior Lecturer In Medical Education
Research Lead for Musculoskeletal and Special Surgery CMG.

Research interests

Sternoclavicular joint: published on management of unstable sternoclavicular joint
Shoulder Trauma: coapplicant, principal investigator(PI) on multicentre trial on management of proximal humeral fractures. Published.

Frozen Shoulder: coapplicant on UKFROST study, published study; Outcome study on MUAs.
Rotator Cuff: PI for rotator cuff tear trial; outcome of Graft Jackets for massive cuff tears; pathways for management of acute cuff tears.

Awards received

BESS Senior Shoulder Travelling Fellowship 2006/7
BESS CPD award 2014/5
Copeland Fellowship awarded by BESS 2019

Publications

Armstrong A L, et al. The prevalence of degenerative arthritis of the base of the thumb in postmenopausal women. J Hand Surgery 1994; 19B: 340-341.

Armstrong A L, et al. A Study of the effects of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on muscle performance and balance in post-menopausal women. Clinical Science 1996; 91:685-690.

Grant AM et al. the Record Trial Group. RECORD trial results. Lancet 2005;365(9471):1621-81. May 11-13. (A L Armstrong RECORD trial member).

Armstrong AL, Dias JJ. Reconstruction for instability of the sternoclavicular joint using the tendon of the sternocleidomastoid muscle JBJS(Br) 2008;90-B:10-13

Handoll H, et al.. Armstrong A, et al. Protocol for the proFHER trial. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2009, 10:140

Modi,A. Singh HP,Pandey R,Armstrong A. Management of irreparable rotator cuff tears with the Graft Jacket allograft as an interpositional graft. Shoulder and Elbow 2013;5:188-194.

Bone ME, Armstrong A, Bashir I and Haynes J. Thermal Radiofrequency Denervation of the Suprascapular Nerve for Chronic Shoulder Pain. Shoulder and Elbow 2013:5;226-30

Rangan A, et al for the ProfHer Trial collaborators (ALA one). The PROFHER randomised Clinical Trial. JAMA 2015 313(10):1037-1047

Invited article – the Diagnosis and clinical assessment of a Stiff Shoulder. Shoulder and Elbow 2015, vol 7(2) 128-134.

Shoulder disorders. An Orthopaedics Guide for Today’s GP. Ed Bhatia M and Jennings. T Publ CRC Press. 2017 pages 35 to 51.

Brealey S,Armstrong SL,Brooksbank A,Carr AJ et al. United Kingdom Frozen Shoulder Trial (UK FROST) Protocol. Trials 2017;18;614.

Ahrens PM, and the Clavicle Collaborative Group( ALA one). The Clavicle Trial. JBJS Am 2017;99:1345-54.

Invited article. Athantos L,Singh HP,Armstrong AL. The management of Sternoclavicular instability. J Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery. 2018;(5(2):126-132.

Invited Article. Armstrong AL. Disorders of the Sternoclavicular Joint. Journal of Orthopaedics and Trauma. 2018;32(3):186-199.

Armstrong A & Singh H. Clinical and cost comparison of manipulation under anaesthetic and steroid injection for frozen shoulder (stage II) with arthroscopic interval release. Journal of Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery. 2019;7.

Rangan A, Brealey S, Keding A et al. Management of adults with primary frozen shoulder in secondary care (UK FROST): a multicentre, pragmatic, three-arm, superiority randomised clinical trial. The Lancet. 2020;396:977-989

My qualifications & training

My private practice

Practice hours

Practice
Day
Hours
Appt Bookings

Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital, LE5 1HY
Tuesday
08:30 - 12:30
0116 265 3627

Spire Leicester Hospital, LE2 2FF
Tuesday
08:30 - 12:30
0116 265 3040

Spire Leicester Hospital, LE2 2FF
Thursday
18:30 - 21:00
0116 265 3040

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

If Nuffield Patient: outpatient nurses on 0116-2769401.
If Spire patient: outpatient nurses on 0116-2720888

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

Procedures completed

W9040
Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa - unilateral - ()

Spire Leicester Hospital () Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital ()
A6510
Carpal tunnel release (open) - ()

Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital ()
T7910
Open subacromial decompression and rotator cuff repair +/- excision of distal clavicle - ()

Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital ()
W9112
Manipulation of joint (including intra-articular injection) for 'Frozen Shoulder' (as sole procedure) - ()

Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital ()
T7231
Open release of constriction of sheath of tendon (e.g. trigger finger) - ()

Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital ()
W8194
Arthroscopic subacromial decompression and excision of distal clavicle (including arthroscopic procedures in glenohumeral joint) - ()

Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital ()
W7718
Primary arthroscopic shoulder stabilisation procedure (including labral/SLAP/tendon repair) - ()

Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital ()
T6450
Tenodesis of biceps tendon (as sole procedure) - ()

Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital ()
T8050
Surgical release of humeral epicondylitis (lateral or medial) (e.g. 'Tennis Elbow') - ()

Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital ()
W8820
Diagnostic arthroscopic examination of shoulder joint, +/- biopsy (as sole procedure) - ()

Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital ()
T5210
Dupuytren's fasciectomy multiple digits with proximal interphalangeal joints - ()

Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital ()
W7719
Primary open shoulder stabilisation procedure (including labral/SLAP/tendon repair) - ()

Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital ()
A6710
Cubital tunnel release (open) (without transposition) - ()

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

Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital ()
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