Mr Ian A Trail
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Hand and Upper Limb
DEPARTMENT:
Upper Limb Consultants (Hand, Wrist, Shoulder and Elbow)
SPECIALITY AREAS:
Hand Surgery:
Arthiritis of the Hand and Wrist
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Dupuytren's Disease
Tendonitis
Ganglions
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Complex Reconstruction
Injury to the Hand and Wrist
Shoulder Surgery:
Frozen shoulder
Shoulder dislocations
Arthritis
Sports injuries of the shoulder
Shoulder replacement
Shoulder Arthroscopy
Shoulder Reconstruction
Elbow Surgery:
Tennis elbow
Stiff or painful elbows
Elbow replacement
Elbow reconstruction
CONTACT DETAILS:
Tel Secretary : 01257 256233
CLINICAL ACCESS TIMES:
Thursdays 0900 - 1300 Wrightington
Thursdays 1330 - 1630 Wrightington
Qualifications: M.D., F.R.C.S.Ed., F.R.C.S.E.
Choose and Book Codes:
ORECW - Elbow complex
ORSW - Shoulder
Ian has been a Consultant at Wrightington Hospital for nearly 30 years and is currently the ‘Senior Clinician and Head of Service’.
He qualified from the University of Manchester Medical School in 1978, thereafter receiving training in the North West, Europe and the United States, the latter as a Clinical Fellowship at the Mayo Clinic. He was appointed as a Consultant at Wrightington Hospital in 1991.
Formerly, Professor Trail also operated at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital for almost 20 years. He is also a Senior Lecturer at the University of Manchester and Professor at Edge Hill University. He has also served as President of the British Society for Surgery of the Hand and Treasurer of the British Orthopaedic Association. In addition, he has served as Editor of the Shoulder and Elbow Journal.
Since 1989 he has published over 120 research papers and has delivered numerous national and international presentations. He has been Guest Lecturer at the American, Australian, South African, Indian and European Societies for Surgery of the Hand and Shoulder meetings. Currently he has authored four books of surgery to the hand, elbow and shoulder.