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Written by a private patient at Duchy Hospital
15th October 2022


I am a reluctant private patient, having had great faith and experience with the NHS over many years - but at 80 years old, I don't feel I have the luxury of time to wait any longer for a NHS appointment, when unable to walk far because of pain. Mr. Butler was courteous. He retrieved previous NHS x-rays on my ankle, and pointed out the area which he felt to be the cause - he also showed me a model of the ankle bones, so that I understood. He asked where I felt the pain most - and listened. He asked me to stand, and put me through a few exercises, then asked me to sit - he then held the offending foot and moved it and put pressure on it in different ways to confirm his opinion. Mr. Butler then suggested making an appointment for a MRI scan to confirm that there was no further damage elsewhere in the ankle. Assuming his diagnosis was correct, he then would inject the appropriate area - though warning me that the beneficial effect of such an injection varied greatly person to person. He asked me what I felt? I was happy with his plan and agreed that he should go ahead. Mr. Butler then dictated what had transpired during the consultation, so that I heard and could have corrected, any details. The appointment for the MRI came through three days later. So - early days, but so far so good. I felt confident in Mr. Butler.

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Written by a NHS patient at St Michael's Hospital
7th October 2021


I was told my foot would be 70% improved. It is in fact 100% worse. It has ruined my life and I want others to realise you could end up in more pain than before the operation. Nobody listens but I am seriously considering having my foot amputated rather than suffer the pain caused by my reconstruction. I was told I'd have to wear a boot for six weeks, but it ended up for six months. My foot is more painful now than before the operation.

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I can't thank you enough for the surgery you did to reconstruct my ankle, which wasn't an easy task! I had a total of 6 operations on my leg over that period but the ankle reconstruction was the most complicated. 9 years on I am able to walk completely unaided even if a few movements are a bit restricted. If you hadn't taken the initiative when I came to you and noticed that something wasn't right with my ankle and gone on to do such a great job, my life would've been much more restricted. I am so grateful to you.

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Written by a patient at Duchy Hospital
26th March 2020


Mr Butler listen to my needs and concerns, and made me feel at ease during my consultation. First class service.

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Written by a patient at Duchy Hospital
14th March 2020


I always feel very satisfied with his judgement and attention. He has helped me a great deal.

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Specialises in

  • Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Profile

Specialist in Foot and Ankle Surgery, Knee Replacement and Trauma
Medicolegal Expert in Personal Injury and Medical Negligence


Michael Butler qualified from the London Hospital Medical College in 1996, having attended Cambridge University for his undergraduate studies.

After basic surgical training, Mr Butler undertook further specialist training at the world-renowned Avon Orthopaedic Centre in Bristol (including trauma surgery at Frenchay Hospital) and the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford. He has been an Orthopaedic Consultant on the Specialist Register of the General Medical Council since August 2009.

Mr Butler has served 25 years in the Army as a surgeon and holds a consultant appointment at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro and at St Michael’s Hospital in Hayle. Mr Butler has full admitting rights at the Duchy Hospital where he consults and operates on private patients.

Mr Butler treats a wide variety of patients for complex problems of the foot and ankle- from high intensity athletes and servicemen and women to the difficult problems in later life of tendon dysfunction and arthritis of the knee and foot and ankle. Mr Butler uses the most modern techniques in foot and ankle surgery.

Mr Butler is also very proud to have very close involvement with the medical team of the Cornish Pirates Rugby Club and he is heavily involved in teaching and examining future surgeons.

He is the Training Programme Director for the Pensinsula Deanery and a member of the SAC in Trauma and Orthopaedics at the Royal College of Surgeons of England and is a member of the Education Committee for BOFAS (British Foot and Ankle Society).

He has a strong interest in research, publishing and presenting at national and international meetings. He is a Review Board Member for Foot and Ankle Surgery and The Knee and Injury, both international journals in relevant surgical fields.