If you wish to make an appointment with Mr Long to be seen in Coote's Lane, Kilkenny or Barrington's Hospital, Limerick please obtain a referral letter from your medical practitioner.

In urgent cases we will make every effort to see patients within 24 to 48 hours. Please ring us on 056-7723252 or email info@sportsinjurysurgery.org and we will facilitate you.

Knee Arthroscopy – Post Op Instructions

Instructions after Knee Arthroscopy You may have some pain in the knee after discharge. I have put local anaesthetic in the knee, which will probably last for 6 hours. Take tablets such as Paracetamol, Solpadeine, Aspirin or Nurofen before it gets too bad. Any painkiller that you have for a headache will be good. You [..]
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Knee Arthroscopy – Information prior to surgery

A knee arthroscopy means that a camera is put inside the knee joint. The picture appears on a television screen and almost all the area inside the knee is visible. The operation is done under a general anaesthetic. In most cases it will be done as a day case. If you have a medical condition [..]
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