Mr Kosuge is pleased to report his latest patient outcomes following hip replacement surgery at Rivers Hospital, Sawbridgeworth.

The Oxford Hip Score is based on 12 questions that patients are asked that relate to pain and function of their hip. The lowest score is 12 (indicating immense pain and poor function) and the highest score is 48 (indicating no pain and excellent function). It is a tool that is used to assess patient symptoms and is now commonly used as one of many ways to assess outcomes after hip replacement surgery.

Patients who have undergone a total hip replacement by Mr Kosuge at Rivers Hospital have an average Oxford Hip Score of 42.84 at six-months post-operation. This is based on a response rate of 73.8% of patients who were sent the questionnaires, in keeping with what one would expect in terms of response rates. This is above the national average of 39.94 at six-months after a hip replacement.

If you have arthritis in your hip, Mr Kosuge would be delighted to make an assessment and discuss management options with you. To book an appointment to see Mr Kosuge:

Online booking

Telephone - 01279602675.

Mr Kosuge represented The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust as collaborator in a multi-national randomised study looking at treatment of a specific elbow injury in the paediatric population.

Recently published in the world renowned medical journal The Lancet and entitled ‘Surgical fixation versus non-surgical care for children with a displaced medial epicondyle fracture of the elbow (the SCIENCE study)’, the trial found that healing naturally in a plaster cast was as good as surgery, while avoiding all the complications of having an operation. The findings could have significant implications for treatment of this injury going forward and could also lead to cost savings to the NHS.

Part of Mr Kosuge’s duties at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust involves covering emergency orthopaedic trauma and when doing so, Mr Kosuge deals with injuries and fractures affecting not only of the hip and knee, but also of other body parts in children as well as adults.

To book an appointment to see Mr Kosuge:

Online booking

Telephone - 01279602675.