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Trauma and Orthopaedics
MUSC 059Admission for Minor Orthopaedic Surgery Under Local Anaesthetic   
MUSC 018Bunion Surgery
PHY 018Care of the shoulder following a stroke
MUSC 013Carpal Tunnel Release
MUSC 022D Ward Discharge Advice for patients and their relatives and/or carers
MUSC 043D Ward Discharge Advice Following an Injection
MUSC 065Day Case Total Hip Replacement
MUSC 053Discharge Advice 5th Metacarpal (Little Finger) Fracture
MUSC 047Discharge Advice 5th Metatarsal Fracture
MUSC 061Discharge Advice for Metacarpal Fracture
MUSC 054Discharge Advice Fracture of Radial Head/Neck
MUSC 049Discharge Advice Fracture of a Toe
MUSC 048Discharge Advice Torus (Buckle) Fracture
MUSC 063Distal biceps repair surgery (with Endobutton)
UL 015Dupuytren’s Fasciectomy
MUSC 062Elbow replacement surgery
MUSC 025Excision of Ganglion
MUSC 066 Fasting Prior to Surgery
MUSC 036 Following a Joint Injection
MUSC 042General Wound Care Passport
MUSC 001Having a Nerve Conduction Study
MUSC 050Hip Arthroscopy Surgery
MUSC 045Hip Fracture
ER 005How to prevent a fall
MUSC 051Increased dependency area
MUSC 019Injection into Bursa v6
MUSC 010Injection of Therapeutic Substance into Joint v7
UL 017Injection Therapy
MUSC 057Intra Articular Hip Injection
MUSC 023Joint Arthroscopy
UL 014Joint replacements in the hand
MUSC 041Midfoot and Hindfoot Fusion Surgery
MUSC 046Morton’s Neuroma
MUSC 056 Orthopaedic Admissions Unit Discharge Advice Following an Injection
MUSC 055Orthopaedic Admissions Unit Discharge Advice for patients and their relatives and/or carers
MUSC 052Orthopaedic Outpatients Department – Wigan Fracture Clinic
MUSC 058 Orthopaedic Surgery Discharge Advice for Inpatients and their relatives and/or carers
MUSC 029Osteoporosis
MUSC 030Revision Total Knee Replacement
MUSC 014Rotator Cuff Repair Surgery
MUSC 037Shoulder Replacement Surgery
MUSC 038Shoulder Stabilisation Surgery
MUSC 039Subacromial Decompression Surgery
MUSC 028The Humerus – How to Look after your fracture
UL 016Trapeziectomy
MUSC 026Ulna Nerve Release
MUSC 034Ward One Discharge Advice for patients and their relatives and/or carers     
MUSC 044Ward One Discharge Advice Following an Injection
MUSC 060Wrightington Elective Hip/Knee Replacement MSSA Skin Decolonisation Pathway
MUSC 031Wrightington Revision Total Hip Replacement<
MUSC 011Wrightington Total Hip Replacement Programme
MUSC 012Wrightington Total Knee Replacement Programme
UL 019Zimmer Splint Application v1