Orthopaedic Speciality Clinics
Comprehensive Foot & Ankle Care
We understand that your mobility starts from the ground up. Our Foot and Ankle Department specialises in treating the full spectrum of conditions—from common ailments to complex reconstructive surgeries and sports-related fractures. By combining advanced diagnostic imaging with minimally invasive surgical techniques, we can help you get back on your feet.
Please click here for a list of NOHC Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons
Outpatient Clinic Times
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The Hospital is perhaps best known for hip and knee replacement surgery. In fact, we perform almost 2,000 total hip and knee replacement and revision surgeries annually and treat a host of other conditions. We also provide specialist clinics for the treatment of complex knee pathologies and an enhanced recovery programme for patients undergoing hip and knee replacement surgery.
Complex Knee Clinic
The Complex Knee Clinic, established at the National Orthopaedic Hospital in 2018, convenes bi-monthly under the direction of Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons Professor John O’Byrne, Mr Peter Keogh, Mr Adrian Cassar-Gheiti, Mr Sven O’hEireamhoin, Mr Andrew Hughes, and Physician Associate Ms Ciara Doran.
Serving as a National Referral Centre, the clinic provides comprehensive multidisciplinary evaluations involving multiple consultants. Patients referred to the clinic generally fall into one of the following categories:
- Individuals dissatisfied with the outcome after routine total knee replacement
- Patients requiring revision procedures due to failed total knee arthroplasty
- Patients presenting with complex primary pathology necessitating multidisciplinary intervention
Every patient journey begins with an exhaustive assessment by three independent orthopaedic specialists, supported by advanced multi-modal imaging. We believe in collaborative excellence, where surgery is required, procedures are performed jointly by two consultant surgeons to ensure the highest standard of precision.
Same-Day Surgery & Discharge Programme
In 2018, NOHC introduced same-day surgery and discharge for patients undergoing total hip replacement surgery. This initiative was driven by Mr James Cashman, a consultant orthopaedic surgeon, and Dr Brid McGrath, a consultant anaesthetist. In 2024, the programme was extended to partial and total knee replacement surgery, and to date, more than 300 patients have successfully undergone joint replacement under the programme.
Outpatient Clinic Times
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A healthy spine is essential to a pain-free and active lifestyle. At the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh, we provide excellent surgical and non-surgical treatments to relieve back pain and improve function and mobility. In addition to performing numerous spinal surgeries annually, we offer minimally invasive interventional radiological treatments for a range of spinal conditions.
| Conditions treated Conditions treated at the Hospital may include: |
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| Tumours | Spinal deformity | Chronic back pain |
| Scoliosis (curvature of the spine) | Herniated disc (bulged, slipped or ruptured) | Kyphosis – curvative of the vertebrae |
| Ankylosing spondylitis (inflammation of the joints of the spine) | Lumbar spinal stenosis (narrowing of vertebral column and compression of the nerves and blood vessels) | Osteoporosis (porous bone) and other degenerative conditions |
Conditions that affect the hand, wrist, arm, elbow and shoulder limit your ability to perform everyday tasks. At the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh, we explore non-surgical treatments where possible; however, in some instances, surgery is unavoidable.
| Conditions Treated | ||
| Hands | ||
| Arthritis | Complex fractures | Carpal tunnel syndrome |
| Hand cysts and tumours | Finger conditions (trigger finger, mallet finger) | DeQuervain’s disease (irritation and swelling of the thumb tendon) |
| Dupuytren’s contracture (a hereditary condition that causes the tissue to thicken) | Reflex sympathetic dystrophy (a chronic condition causing pain, stiffness, swelling, sweating and discolouration) | |
| Wrist | ||
| Complex fractures | Joint pain | Ganglions (small fluid-filled sacs or cysts) |
| Tendonitis (inflammation or swelling of the tendon) | ||
| Elbow | ||
| Sports injuries | Medial Epicondylitis (Golfers elbow) | Cubital Tunnel Syndrome (a fluid build-up caused by trauma) |
| Osteochondritis dissecans (loss of blood to the cartilage within elbow joint) | Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis elbow) | |
| Arm | ||
| Radial tunnel syndrome (dull aching pain at the top of the forearm caused by pressure on the radial nerve) | ||
| Shoulder | ||
| Chronic pain | Joint damage | Sports injuries |
| Rotator cuff injury | Osteoporosis (porous bone) | Frozen shoulder (stiffness and pain) |
| Brachial Plexus injury (stretched, compressed or ripped nerves connecting the shoulder and spinal cord) | ||
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons specialising in Upper Limb
- Ms Olivia Flannery
- Prof Hannan Mullett
- Mr Patrick Groarke
- Ms Grainne Colgan
- Mr Kieran O’Shea
- Ms Ann-Maria Byrne
Hours of operation
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The Sports & Exercise Medicine Clinic is dedicated to the diagnosis, treatment, prevention and management of conditions that affect and prevent activity.
We know that when disease and injury strike, it can be devastating for those who lead an active lifestyle. We will diagnose your injury and formulate a treatment pathway to aid your recovery. And we will provide you with expert advice to guide your return to activity and sport, and help prevent injury recurrence. Our approach to treatment combines general, orthopaedic and rehabilitation medicine and allied sports sciences, for effective patient outcomes.
The Clinic also offers Occupational Health Services.
| Conditions Treated | ||
| Foot and ankle | ||
| Plantar fasciitis | Achilles tendinopathy | Stress fractures |
| Ankle impingement | Tendon issues- e.g Peroneal/ tibialis posterior | Tarsal tunnel syndrome (painful foot condition caused by nerve compression) |
| Knee | ||
| Patella tendon/ patellas instability | Patellofemoral pain | Early Knee Osteoarthritis |
| Knee pain in athletes, particularly runners | Meniscal injury and tear (cartilage damage) | |
| Hip/ Groin | ||
| Osteoarthritis | Buttock pain | Labral tear |
| Muscle micro tear | ||
| Leg | ||
| Anterior cruciate ligament injury/tear | Recurrent calf/hamstring/quadriceps injury | |
| Spine | ||
| Lumbar/ Thoracic and cervical non-surgical cases | Adolescent back pain – Spondylolysis | |
| Shoulder | ||
| Rotator cuff pathology/ subacromial impingement | Adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder) | Non-surgical glenohumeral labral injuries |
| Elbow | ||
| Carpal Tunnel syndrome | De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis | Common extensor/ flexor origin tendinosis (tennis/ golfers) elbow |
| Other | ||
| Exertional compartment syndrome | Concussion | Tired athlete |
| All running-related injuries | Cycling-specific injuries | Recurrent calf/ hamstring/ quadricep injuries |
| Exercise-related medical conditions (asthma/ migraine/ cramps etc) | Adolescent apophysitis (tightened muscle attaching to the growth plate (apophysis) at the hip, causing irritation and inflammation) | |
Sports & Exercise Clinic Expertise
- Dr Noel McCaffrey
The National Joint Register
The National Joint Register was established in 2005 to collect the data of patients undergoing total hip replacement surgery at the Hospital. The register was the first of its kind in Ireland. Led by Mr Patrick Kenny, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, the register has recorded details of more than 10,000 hip replacement surgeries since inception in 2005. The information it holds enables us to communicate with past patients, review their progress at regular intervals and determine the efficacy of the surgical technique and implant used. Moreover, should a device fail or cause complications in the future, we can consult the register to identify and contact the patients affected.
The Irish National Orthopaedic Register
In 2018, the Irish National Orthopaedic Register was introduced to record national patient data for joint replacement surgery. The pre-existing joint register will continue to run concurrently for the foreseeable future as it contains rich historical data collected since 2005.