Mr George Cox

I graduated from the University of Nottingham in 2003 and completed my specialist orthopaedic training in Hampshire and Oxfordshire. I was awarded specialist upper limb fellowships at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Hospital in Oxford and at the University Hospital Southampton. I am a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, member of the British Elbow & Shoulder society and British Society for  Surgery on the Hand. I have published over 30 peer-reviewed papers and am an author in internationally recognised medical textbooks. I was awarded a Medical Doctorate for research from Leeds University regarding work on mesenchymal stem cells. I am currently a reviewer for the Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons and primary investigator for national research trials. I am the Trauma & Orthopaedic lead for undergraduate students at the University of Southampton and am passionate regarding the teaching of trauma care, which I have undertaken in the UK and Africa. In my spare time I enjoy running, cycling and spending time with my young family in the Hampshire countryside.

I treat and operate exclusively on the upper limb, managing shoulder, elbow and hand conditions. I love operating, but will always choose the safest way to treat you condition - many conditions in the upper limb can be treated without surgery!  A list of the conditions I treat and operations I undertake is shown below. Shoulder conditions: Rotator cuff impingement and rotator cuff tears, shoulder instability, frozen shoulder, shoulder arthritis, acromioclavicular problems, sternoclavicular problems, all trauma.  Shoulder procedures: Steroid and hyaluronic injections. Shoulder surgery: Subacromial decompression, rotator cuff repair, shoulder stabilisation, frozen shoulder surgery, joint replacement (anatomical and reverse), acromioclavicular and sternoclavicular surgery, fracture fixation.   Elbow conditions: Tennis & golfers elbow, ulnar nerve compression / instability, loose bodies and elbow locking, bicep & tricep tendon problems, elbow arthritis, all trauma. Elbow procedures:   Steroid, hyaluronic and platelet rich plasma injections. Elbow surgery: Tennis & golfers elbow repair, ulnar nerve decompression/transposition, elbow arthroscopy, biceps and triceps surgery, elbow replacement (total and hemiarthroplasty), all trauma.  Hand conditions: Carpal tunnel syndrome, trigger finger, Dupuytren's contracture, base of thumb arthritis, ganglions and other lumps, finger arthritis, all trauma. Hand procedures: Steroid and hyaluronic acid injections. Hand surgery: Carpal tunnel decompression, trigger finger release, Dupuytren's surgery, trapeziectomy (base of thumb surgery), ganglion and other lump excision, finger fusion, bony trauma.