Mark Phillips, our dedicated Hand Surgeon with a specialist interest in treating musicians, has audited his work over the last 7 years, since he inherited a large musicians’ hand practice. Here is some interesting data to show what kind of instruments feature most commonly in his hand surgery clinic, and what sort of treatments are offered most commonly.
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