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Dr. Sara McNeillis

Dr. Sara McNeillis

Consultant in Sleep Medicine and Anaesthesia

Dr. Sara McNeillis

Consultant in Sleep Medicine and Anaesthesia

Dr. Sara McNeillis, an esteemed anaesthetist working alongside Prof. Lee, brings exceptional expertise in both sleep medicine and regeneration. Her proficiency in managing sleep disorders, including sleep apnoea, restless leg syndrome, parasomnia, narcolepsy, and insomnia, complements Prof. Lee's focus on regenerative medicine. Her unique insights into the interplay between sleep and bodily recovery significantly enhance the team's approach to holistic patient care and regeneration therapies.

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Clinical updates, cartilage treatment guidance, and recovery-focused articles from our specialist team.

Where liquid cartilage fits in joint preservation
Cartilage Repair
Eleanor Hayes

Where liquid cartilage fits in joint preservation

Liquid cartilage is an image-guided injectable collagen scaffold for carefully selected focal cartilage defects, not established osteoarthritis. Its role is to support joint preservation in the hip, knee and ankle while keeping microfracture, MACI and eventually fusion or replacement as the main options for advanced disease.

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Deciding between injections and surgery for cartilage pain
PRP
Eleanor Hayes

Deciding between injections and surgery for cartilage pain

PRP knee injections tend to improve pain and function over 1–6 months rather than days, while ankle MFAT or Lipogems injections have only case-level evidence and suit mainly organised joints without major malalignment, collapse or unstable cartilage defects.

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Making sense of early hip knee and ankle pain
Joint Conditions
Eleanor Hayes

Making sense of early hip knee and ankle pain

Night-time hip ache after load, an ankle that flares after sprains, and early knee osteoarthritis are usually mechanical problems rather than signs of cancer. Fewer than 20% of early knees worsen over 2–5 years, symptomatic primary ankle osteoarthritis is uncommon, and hip scans need clinical context because labral tears often appear in pain-free people.

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