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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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Knee Cartilage Risk After a Partial ACL Tear
Joint Conditions
Eleanor Hayes

Knee Cartilage Risk After a Partial ACL Tear

Instability from a partial ACL tear—not the tear grade—drives cartilage damage by allowing cumulative abnormal movement that concentrates force on cartilage surfaces not designed for that loading.

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Mosaicplasty for Talar Osteochondral Lesions
Foot & Ankle Cartilage
Eleanor Hayes

Mosaicplasty for Talar Osteochondral Lesions

Because the ankle bears full body weight across a small articular surface, even modest cartilage lesions impose disproportionate load, causing persistent pain unresponsive to physiotherapy. Mosaicplasty transplants living hyaline cartilage; at ten years it outperforms microfracture because true cartilage withstands load better than the fibrocartilage scar tissue created by stimulation techniques.

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ChondroFiller for Focal Knee Cartilage Defects After Injury
ChondroFiller / Liquid Cartilage
Eleanor Hayes

ChondroFiller for Focal Knee Cartilage Defects After Injury

Focal cartilage lesions frequently accompany ACL and meniscus injuries, often left unaddressed as defects enlarge toward osteoarthritis; an injectable collagen scaffold produces mean functional gains of 30 points, exceeding the threshold at which patients report meaningful change.

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