Hand and upper limb Expert Witness & Medico-Legal Services.

CPR Part 35 medico-legal services, reports and expert opinion on injuries and conditions of the hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder. Personal injury, road traffic accidents, workplace accidents, industrial disease and clinical negligence.

Scheduled clinics: Manchester / Birmingham / Edinburgh & Glasgow / Belfast / Records-based UK-wide

For solicitors and other legal instructors. Individuals and litigants in person welcome to enquire.

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Scope

Hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder. Trauma to chronic. Fingertip to shoulder.

Trauma

  • Fractures (distal radius, scaphoid, metacarpal, phalangeal)
  • Tendon injuries
  • Nerve injuries
  • Amputation and replantation
  • Crush injuries and lacerations
  • Soft tissue and scarring

Repetitive & occupational

  • Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Cubital tunnel syndrome
  • Hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS)
  • Tennis and golfer's elbow
  • de Quervain's tenosynovitis
  • Trigger finger
  • Work-related upper limb disorders

Chronic & acquired

  • Osteoarthritis across the upper limb
  • Rheumatoid and inflammatory arthropathies
  • Frozen shoulder
  • Dupuytren's contracture
  • Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
  • Nerve compression syndromes

Post-surgical

  • Outcomes of upper limb surgery
  • Contracture, stiffness, loss of motion
  • Adverse scar outcomes
  • Reconstruction and replantation outcomes
  • Implant and prosthesis complications

Full conditions list

Ms Michelle Razo, Consultant Hand Therapist, Founder of Upper Hand Medico-Legal

Hand to Shoulder Expert WitnessCardiff University Bond Solon certified

Ms Michelle Razo.

Consultant Hand Therapist, Certified Hand Therapist (CHT) and Registered Occupational Therapist. Has extensive clinical experience across Plastic Surgery, Orthopaedics, Neurology and Rheumatology.

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Independent expert witness services

No institutional ties or conflicts of interest. Duty solely to the court, opinions on objective clinical assessment.

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By email.

Send the letter of instruction, records, imaging or existing expert evidence directly by email. Acknowledged within one working day.

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