Mr Giuseppe Sforza : Trauma & orthopaedic surgery

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Mr Giuseppe Sforza

Trauma & orthopaedic surgery 04620006

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Overview

Specialises in

Hand & Wrist

Shoulder & Elbow

Offers

Face-to-face consultations
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About me

Mr Giuseppe Sforza studied medicine at the University of Bari, Italy, 1986-92. After his surgical training, he continued his higher orthopaedic training at the same University. In 1999 he was appointed shoulder surgery fellow at the Reading Shoulder Unit at the Royal Berkshire Hospital under Stephen Copeland and Professor Ofer Levy.

In 2000 after completion of his fellowship, he returned to Italy and was appointed Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in Matera, Italy as head of the shoulder and elbow unit and from 2006 at Policlinico di Bari at the University Hospital. Since 2001 he has been visiting clinician and has attended regularly the prestigious "teach the teachers" elbow course at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, USA with Mr Shawn O’Driscoll and Mr Bernard Morrey. He achieved a master degree in Hand and Wrist Surgery at the University of Milan between 2013 and 2014.

In 2004 he joined the Reading Shoulder Unit, and he was appointed Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in Redditch, Worcester Acute NHS Trust in 2007. From 2015 to 2017, he has held a contract with the Royal Berkshire Hospital for upper limb surgery. He has moved to full private practice from 2016.

He has published scientific papers and chapters to books on Shoulder and Elbow Surgery and lectures on several topics: Shoulder and Elbow arthroscopy, arthroplasty, sports injury, post-operative rehabilitation, wrist pathologies.

Areas of interest

Shoulder injection, shoulder pain, shoulder torn tendon, frozen shoulder, capsular release, MUA, shoulder ultrasound, subacromial impingement, AC joint Injuries, shoulder sport injuries, fracture of shoulder, rotator cuff repair, ligament repair, Shoulder stabilization, shoulder arthritis, Arthroplasty primary and revision surgery. Elbow arthroscopy, tennis elbow, golfers elbow, elbow stabilization, Ulnar nerve decompression, elbow arthritis, elbow fracture. Wrist surgery, Wrist pain and osteoarthritis, Wrist Arthroscopy, Carpal tunnel, Trigger Finger, Dequervain syndrome, Dupuytren Disease, Hand surgery.

Medical secretaries

Julian Atgodina
Fortius Clinic 66 Wigmore Street London W1U 2SB
020 3929 1044
020 3195 2442
sforza@fortiusclinic.com

Tania Sandham
Spire Dunedin Hospital 16 Bath Road Reading RG1 6NS
07488 384479
tania@readingshoulderunit.com

Tania Sandham
Berkshire Independent Hospital Swallowscroft Wensley Road Reading RG1 6UZ
07488 384479
tania@readingshoulderunit.com

Tania Sandham
Circle Hospital 100 Drake Way Reading RG2 0NE
07488 384479
tania@readingshoulderunit.com

Anaesthetists worked with

Dr Clare M Skinner Fee Assured
Dr Jonathan Williams Not Fee Assured
Dr Patrick C Dill-Russell Not Fee Assured
Dr Carl S Waldmann Not Fee Assured
Dr Ian Rechner Not Fee Assured

Dr Desire Onwochei Fee Assured
Dr Douglas G Barker Fee Assured
Dr Khalil Ahmed Fee Assured
Dr John Picard Not Fee Assured
Dr John Schutzer-Weissmann Fee Assured

About me

External resources

Dr Foster

Current NHS consultant posts held

Full Private Practice

Research interests

Shoulder and Elbow arthroscopy and arthroplasty

Personal interests

Sailing, Reading, Jazz

Awards received

-Sangiorgi Prize, University of Bari 1996
-European Grant On Erasmus project, Karolinska Institute, Stockolm 1997
-Italian Shoulder and Elbow Travelling Fellowship 2002, Mayo Clinic USA
-Best presentation British Shoulder and Elbow Surgery 2012, 2017

(Additional) Languages spoken

Publications

Last 10 papers published:
Accelerated Rehabilitation following Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty.
Lee J, Consigliere P, Fawzy E, Mariani L, Witney-Lagen C, Natera L, Buch B, Atoun E, Sforza G, Amar E, Levy O.
J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2021 Jan 5:S1058-2746(20)30963-0.

Software simulations of changing offsets and thus soft tissue tension when revising anatomic to reverse total shoulder arthroplasty in convertible platform systems.
Ferrando A, Natera L, Buch B, Consigliere P, Bruguera J, Sforza G, Atoun E, Levy O.
Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2020 Oct 22.

Do elderly patients gain as much benefit from arthroscopic rotator cuff repair as their younger peers?
Witney-Lagen C, Mazis G, Bruguera J, Atoun E, Sforza G, Levy O.
J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2019 Jun;28(6):1056-1065.

Subacromial impingement syndrome: management challenges.
Consigliere P, Haddo O, Levy O, Sforza G.
Orthop Res Rev. 2018 Oct 23;10:83-91

The "Parachute" Technique: A Simple and Effective Single-Row Procedure to Achieve an Increased Contact Area Between the Cuff-Tendon and Its Footprint.
Natera L, Consigliere P, Witney-Lagen C, Brugera J, Sforza G, Atoun E, Levy O.
Arthrosc Tech. 2017 Oct 16;6(5):e1903-e1909.

The "Purse String" Procedure for Recurrent Anterior Glenohumeral Instability: A Simple Technique to Achieve Bankart Repair, Capsular Shift, and a Good Labral Bumper.
Natera LG, Consigliere P, Witney-Lagen C, Bruguera J, Sforza G, Atoun E, Levy O.
Arthrosc Tech. 2017 Aug 7;6(4):e1245-e1251.

Reverse shoulder arthroplasty with a cementless short metaphyseal humeral implant without a stem: clinical and radiologic outcomes in prospective 2- to 7-year follow-up study.
Levy O, Narvani A, Hous N, Abraham R, Relwani J, Pradhan R, Bruguera J, Sforza G, Atoun E.
J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2016 Aug;25(8):1362-70

Medium to long-term outcome of thoracoscapular arthrodesis with screw fixation for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy.
Van Tongel A, Atoun E, Narvani A, Sforza G, Copeland S, Levy O.
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2013 Aug 7;95(15):1404-8

The "anchor shape" technique for long head of the biceps tenotomy to avoid the popeye deformity.
Narvani AA, Atoun E, Van Tongel A, Sforza G, Levy O.
Arthrosc Tech. 2013 May 11;2(2):e167-70

Management of first-time dislocations of the shoulder in patients older than 40 years: the prevalence of iatrogenic fracture.
Atoun E, Narvani A, Even T, Dabasia H, Van Tongel A, Sforza G, Levy O.
J Orthop Trauma. 2013 Apr;27(4):190-3

Courses offered to GPs

Shoulder Sports and Elbow Injuries:
Injection techniques for Shoulder, Elbow and Wrist, Update on Rotator cuff, instability and Ostheoarthrtis of the upper limb.

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My qualifications & training

Qualifications

Medical Degree University of Bari, Italy 1986
Specialization in Trauma and Orthopaedic University of Bari, Italy 1998

Additional training

Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship Royal Berkshire Hospital 2000
Master In Hand and Wrist Surgery University of Milan 2013

GMC registration

Reference number 4620006

Professional bodies (positions held - last 3 yrs)

Ordinary Member European Shoulder and Elbow Society 2021
Ordinary Member Italian Shoulder and Elbow Surgery 2021
Ordinary Member British Society for Surgery of the Hand 2021

Details of entry to specialist register

Specialization in Trauma and Orthopaedics , 1999

Affiliations / memberships

Ordinary member of the British Shoulder and Elbow Society
Ordinary member European Society of Shoulder and Elbow Surgeon
Ordinary Member of the Italian Society of Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons
Ordinary Member of the British Society for Surgery of the Hand
Ordinary member of the Italian Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Ordinary Member of the British Medical Association

My private practice

Practice hours

Practice
Day
Hours
Appt Bookings

Berkshire Independent Hospital
Thursday
14:30 - 18:30
07488 384479

Circle Reading Hospital
Friday
14:00 - 18:30
07488 384479

Fortius Clinic London
Monday
08:30 - 13:30
020 3929 0801

Spire Dunedin Hospital, RG1 6NS
Tuesday
14:00 - 18:00
07488 384479

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

Fortius Clinic 07432357841
Reading Shoulder Unit at Berkshire Independent Hospital 01189028000 or 07826595558

Consultant's practices

Information for healthcare professionals

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

Procedures completed

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

Circle Reading Hospital (>50) Fortius Clinic London (5-50) Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital (5-50) Spire Dunedin Hospital (5-50)
W5722
Excision reconstruction of small joint - (5-50)

Circle Reading Hospital (5-50) Fortius Clinic London (1-5) Spire Dunedin Hospital (1-5) Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital (1-5)
A6510
Carpal tunnel release (open) - (5-50)

Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital (5-50) Circle Reading Hospital (1-5) Spire Dunedin Hospital (1-5)
T7982
Arthroscopic subacromial decompression and rotator cuff repair (including arthroscopic procedures in glenohumeral joint) - (5-50)

Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital (1-5) Fortius Clinic London (1-5) Circle Reading Hospital (1-5)
W7872
Arthroscopic arthrolysis of shoulder contracture +/- manipulation/injection - (5-50)

Circle Reading Hospital (1-5) Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital (1-5) Fortius Clinic London (1-5)
T5900
Excision of ganglion - (5-50)

Circle Reading Hospital (5-50) Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital (1-5)
W8194
Arthroscopic subacromial decompression and excision of distal clavicle (including arthroscopic procedures in glenohumeral joint) - (5-50)

Circle Reading Hospital (1-5) Spire Dunedin Hospital (1-5) Fortius Clinic London (1-5) Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital (1-5)
T7050
Lengthening of tendon(s) or open tenotomy - (1-5)

Fortius Clinic London (1-5) Spire Dunedin Hospital (1-5) Circle Reading Hospital (1-5)
W7714
Primary open or arthroscopic shoulder stabilisation procedure (including labral/SLAP/tendon repair) - (1-5)

Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital (1-5) Circle Reading Hospital (1-5) Fortius Clinic London (1-5)
W2830
Removal of internal fixation from bone / joint, excluding K-wires +/- image guidance - (1-5)

Circle Reading Hospital (1-5) Spire Dunedin Hospital (1-5)
W1920
Primary open reduction of long bone with fixation - (1-5)

Fortius Clinic London (1-5) Circle Reading Hospital (1-5)
W3032
Removal of fixator/frame/pins/wires and change of plaster (as sole procedure) - (1-5)

Fortius Clinic London (1-5)
T6782
Repair of distal biceps tendon - (1-5)

Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital (1-5) Circle Reading Hospital (1-5)
W5600
Primary repair of rupture of acromioclavicular or sternoclavicular joint +/- internal fixation - (1-5)

Circle Reading Hospital (1-5)
W5050
Reverse polarity arthroplasty of shoulder - (1-5)

Circle Reading Hospital (1-5)
W8110
Arthroscopic excision of calcific deposits from shoulder - (1-5)

Fortius Clinic London (1-5) Spire Dunedin Hospital (1-5)
T7231
Open release of constriction of sheath of tendon (e.g. trigger finger) - (1-5)

Circle Reading Hospital (1-5)
X4810
Change of cast without general anaesthetic (as sole procedure) - (1-5)

Fortius Clinic London (1-5) Spire Dunedin Hospital (1-5)
T6220
Excision of bursa - (1-5)

Circle Reading Hospital (1-5)
T8052
Extracorporeal shockwave therapy of lateral epicondylitis - (1-5)

Fortius Clinic London (1-5)
T5203
Dupuytren's fasciectomy single digit with proximal interphalangeal joint - (1-5)

Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital (1-5)
W8100
Open excision of calcific deposit (e.g. shoulder, hip) - (1-5)

Fortius Clinic London (1-5)
W6912
Total synovectomy of small joint - (1-5)

Fortius Clinic London (1-5)
A6900
Revision of release of peripheral nerve - (1-5)

Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital (1-5)
W8602
Therapeutic arthroscopy of wrist joint (as sole procedure) - (1-5)

Circle Reading Hospital (1-5)
T7483
Ultrasound guided barbotage of calcific deposits of joint (as sole procedure) - (1-5)

Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital (1-5)
W7713
Primary stabilisation of multi-directional instability of shoulder joint +/- tendon repair - (1-5)

Fortius Clinic London (1-5)
T7910
Open subacromial decompression and rotator cuff repair +/- excision of distal clavicle - (1-5)

Circle Reading Hospital (1-5)
W3203
Early open reduction and internal fixation of scaphoid fracture, i.e. within 6 weeks of fracture - (1-5)

Spire Dunedin Hospital (1-5)
W9112
Manipulation of joint (including intra-articular injection) for 'Frozen Shoulder' (as sole procedure) - (1-5)

Fortius Clinic London (1-5)
T5210
Dupuytren's fasciectomy multiple digits with proximal interphalangeal joints - (1-5)

Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital (1-5)
A6810
Neurolysis and transposition of peripheral nerve (excludes carpal tunnel release) - (1-5)

Circle Reading Hospital (1-5)
W2100
Primary open reduction of intra-articular fracture of long bone with internal fixation, e.g. proximal humerus or proximal tibia (+/- arthroscopic assistance) - (1-5)

Fortius Clinic London (1-5)
W7718
Primary arthroscopic shoulder stabilisation procedure (including labral/SLAP/tendon repair) - (1-5)

Circle Reading Hospital (1-5)
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