Mr Mark Broadbent

Mark is a Hand and Upper Limb Surgeon, who has been working as a Consultant in the NHS since 2009. He has accrued advanced skills in Hand and Upper Limb Surgery, through his training and research across the UK. Initially in Edinburgh, then Aberdeen, before he undertook two specific fellowships in Hand Surgery, at two of the top centres in the UK: Oxford and Wrightington. Then in November 2010, Mark was awarded the BSSH Diploma in Hand Surgery, from the University of Manchester.  His current NHS practice is at Inverclyde Royal Hospital and Royal Alexandra Hospital, where he manages patients from his local area, but also receives tertiary and out-of-area referrals. Since 2009, he has established clinics at Ross Hall and the Nuffield Hospital in Glasgow. 

Mark has a specialist interest in hand and wrist pathologies.  Currently he has a super-specialist interests in wrist arthroplasty / revision surgery, Dupuytren's Disease and Carpal Tunnel Surgery.   However common other problems treated include: Sports Injuries: fractures, ligament or tendon injuries eg. Finger and thumb injuries from rugby or football. Acute hand and wrist trauma and fractures: - Metacarpal, phalangeal and thumb fractures - Tendon, nerves, blood vessel, skin, fingertip and nailbed injuries - Distal radius, ulna, scaphoid, carpal fractures and dislocations - Wrist ligament injuries and instability Tendon injuries and problems: Trigger finger, tendonitis, tenosynovitis, tendon rupture, De Quervain’s syndrome, flexor tendon injuries, extensor tendon injuries Peripheral nerve injury and entrapment and compression: - Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - Entrapment of the Ulnar Nerve at the Elbow (Cubital Tunnel Syndrome) or Wrist Dupuytren's Disease: Open and percutaneous surgery. Xiapex (collagenase) injections. Arthritis of the hand: - Metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints, proximal interphalangeal joints, distal interphalangeal joints Arthritis of the thumb: - Carpometacarpal (CMC) / trapeziometacarpal (TMC) joint, metacarpophalangeal joint, interphalangeal joint Arthritis of the wrist: - Radioscaphoid joint, radiocarpal joint, midcarpal joint, scapho-trapezio-trapezoid joint, distal radio-ulnar joint Hand swellings: ganglions, mucous cysts, carpal boss, giant cell tumor etc. Hand infections Mark also treats elbow and shoulder issues: Elbow Conditions: - Tennis and Golfers Elbow - Elbow arthritis - Elbow Bursitis - Fractures Shoulder Conditions: - Shoulder Pain - Subacromial Impingment - Frozen Shoulder - Shoulder and Clavicle Fractures