It is important for patients to know the outcomes of a clinician’s treatment. We pride ourselves in keeping a close eye on the quality of treatment we provide for our patients and therefore we routinely ask our patients to complete questionnaires on their symptoms and impression of our service. This is done at the first appointment and at each subsequent follow-up. We also then regularly contact patients after discharge from clinic to assess their continued progress.

Len Funk performs over 700 Shoulder and elbow operations per year. We have published and presented audited outcomes of the surgery, particularly the specialist procedures.

Here are links to some of them:

• Post-operative Pain Control
• AC Joint Reconstructions with LARS Ligament 2009
• Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair Audit 2009 
• Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair Audit 2007
• Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair in Rugby Players
• Pectoralis Major Repairs & Reconstructions 
• Arthroscopic Capsular Release for Frozen Shoulder
• SLAP Repairs in contact athletes 
• Microfracture of the shoulder in contact athletes
• Proximal Humerus Fixation with Locking Plates 
• Arthroscopic Elbow Release for Stiff Elbows 
• Shoulder Ultrasound

Below is a summary of the results of some common shoulder surgical procedures between 1 September 2006 and 1 September 2007, using the Constant Shoulder Score. There were 712 operations, of which 142 were on elite athletes.