Wrightington Upper Limb Unit (WULU)

The Centre for Hand and Upper Limb Surgery (Upper Limb Unit) at Wrightington Hospital was set up in 1979 by Prof John Stanley. Over the 28 years since its inception, the Wrightington Hospital Upper Limb Unit has expanded and developed considerable expertise in the field of shoulder surgery, elbow replacement surgery, arthroscopy of the elbow, shoulder and wrist with special expertise of the wrist and distal radio-ulnar joint problems and hand problems.

The new self-contained Upper Limb Centre was built in 2004, with it's own ward and two operating theatres. This allows for a high quality of care and convenience for patients.