Make a referral
To refer your patient, please use any of the methods below. Dr. Boyle would greatly appreciate you arranging for the appropriate initial investigations (x-rays and/or ultrasound) to be completed before your patient's first appointment. Please note the specific x-ray views that will significantly facilitate Dr. Boyle's assessment of your patient.
Phone: 09 281 6733
Fax: 09 479 3805
Healthlink EDI: drmboyle
Email: Office@matthewboyle.co.nz
Initial Investigations
Knee conditions (All Patients):
- Weight-bearing AP x-ray
- Rosenberg (45 degree weight-bearing PA x-ray)
- Lateral x-ray
- Merchant x-ray
Shoulder conditions:
- All patients:
- Glenohumeral AP x-ray
- Scapular lateral x-ray
- Axillary lateral x-ray
- Suspected impingement, rotator cuff or unexplained pain:
- Please include an ultrasound of the shoulder in addition to the above x-rays
- Patients over 30 years old with a shoulder dislocation:
- Please also include an ultrasound of the shoulder in addition to the above x-rays (to assess for associated rotator cuff injury)
Hip conditions (All Patients):
- Standing AP pelvis x-ray
- Please specify on the request to avoid the use of a gonad shield
- Bilateral standing false-profile x-ray
- Bilateral 45 degree Dunn lateral x-ray