Consultant knee surgeon - specialising in sports medicine & joint replacement surgery
Biography
Education & Appointments
BSc in Biochemistry from Manchester University - 1986 - 1989
MBBS at St Bartholomew’s Medical School - 1989 - 1994
Fellowship in Sports Medicine at the Brisbane Orthopaedic Centre with Peter Myers - 2003 - 2004
Appointed Consultant in Orthopaedics & Trauma The North Hampshire Hospital NHS Trust 2004
Co-Founder of United Kingdom Knee Osteotomy Registry 2015
Programme Director Basingstoke Knee Fellowship In Sports Med & joint replacement 2006-2016
Vice Chairman ESSKA Osteotomy Committee 2017
Member of ESSKA Arthroscopy Committee 2020-2023
Founder of the London Osteotomy Centre 2017
Key Opinion Leader for Newclip and Member of the Newclip Scientific Advisory Board
Key Opinion Leader for Arthrex
Key Opinion Leader for Lipogems
Key Opinion leader for Joint Operations
Co-Founder Oveli Healthcare 2024
Leadership Roles
Co-Founder of the UK Knee Osteotomy Registry (UKKOR)
Co-Founded the Basingstoke Osteotomy Masterclass in 2007 and brought the course to London in 2018
Vice Chairman of the ESSKA Osteotomy Committee in 2017
Member of the ESSKA Osteotomy Committee and the ESSKA Arthroscopy Committee
Win best paper ESSKA 2014
Winner of 'Best Scientific Paper' ESSKA 2014
Winner of 'Best Educational Training video' ESSKA 2014 - Distal femoral Osteotomy technique
ESSKA Osteotomy Consensus 2022
ESSKA ACL Revision Consensus 2024
Patents
Surgical fixation systems and methods:
A surgical fixation system can include a fixation device, a loop connected to the fixation device, a graft carried by the loop, and a reinforcement material. Surgical fixation systems can be used in various tissue reconstruction procedures, including but not limited to, ACL and PCL reconstructions. The graft and the reinforcement material may be tensioned independently of one another to avoid stress shielding the graft.
Click here to access patent information.Hybrid double bundle ACL/PCL graft construct with a single graft:
Techniques and reconstruction systems for fixation of bone to bone, or soft tissue to bone, that allow a double-bundle type construct with only three tunnels, a single graft and individual tensioning in each of the three tunnels. Alternative double-bundle ACL/PCL fixation techniques are provided that employ a double-bundle type construct with only a single graft and three tunnels/sockets. The double-bundle ACL and PCL techniques and constructs allow individual tensioning of each of the bundles (e.g., tensioning of each of the anteromedial (AM) and posterolateral (PL) bundles of the ACL) and eliminate the need for additional fixation devices (for example, interference screws) to secure the bundles within the bone tunnels/sockets.
Click here to access patent information.Graft compression and sizing tubes:
Graft compression and sizing tubes, methods of graft sizing and compression using such graft tubes, and kits of graft tubes are disclosed. A graft tube aids in graft preparation for a surgery by quickly and consistently compressing a graft to a desired diameter and measuring the length of the graft.
Click here to access patent information.Arthroscopy method and device:
Methods and devices for obtaining an image of a target area of a joint in a subject are disclosed. Such methods and devices may involve positioning at least a part of a device in an aperture in a bone involved in the joint such that the image capture component is in operable relation to the target area. The methods and devices disclosed herein may also be used for and in combination with ligament repair. Methods of surgery utilising this method and devices suitable for use with this method are also disclosed.
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Techniques
- Ligament reinforcement with Internal Brace:
In 2013 Adrian presented a technique to augment a cruciate reconstruction with a composite polymer fibre tape, which has since become known as an ‘internal brace’. - Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repair:
Adrian has used fibre tape extensively for ACL Repair, and it has become especially useful in children’s ACL surgery. His team’s paper, published in 2016, on ‘Paediatric ACL repair reinforced with temporary internal bracing’ is the first to present ACL repair in children. Click here to learn more. - All-Inside technique for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) repair:
Adrian has helped to develop a new surgical technique known as the All-Inside ‘translateral’ approach, along with the instruments needed to carry out this pioneering procedure.
Click here lo learn more. - Anterolateral ligament:
Adrian has been involved for some years in the Anterolateral Ligament Expert Group, working with Dr Steven Claes and other experts to determine the function and significance of this structure, as well as surgical techniques for its reconstruction.
Click here to learn more. - The CoolCut CaliBrator:
Adrian worked with the manufacturer, Arthrex, to develop the CaliBrator for anterolateral ligament (ACL) reconstruction. - Graft compression tubes:
This was an innovation of Adrian’s that allows the surgeon to downsize any graft – sometimes significantly – in order to take less bone from the patient when drilling the tunnel for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction.
Click here to learn more. - Minimally invasive techniques in knee realignment (osteotomy) surgery:
Adrian has developed a very precise technique both to measure and carry out minimally-invasive knee realignment (osteotomy) surgery using tiny incisions. He has contributed to the development of new plates which are smaller and allow quicker recovery, as well as the use of a bone wedge and new cryotherapy to enhance recovery. The techniques mean that patients can bear their own weight soon after surgery and have a faster and more successful rehabilitation period.
