Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Medico-Legal Services
Clinical Negligence - area of expertise
My specific area of expertise for Clinical Negligence (Liability and Causation, Condition and Prognosis) is in matters related to the knee joint
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errors in diagnosis of knee problems
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delays in diagnosis of knee problems
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performance of surgery of the knee joint - specifically ACL reconstruction, PCL reconstruction, MCL / LCL and posterolateral corner surgery, tibial osteotomy meniscal surgery and fracture fixation surgery
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lower limb osteotomy surgery
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knee arthroplasty
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indications for surgery of the knee joint
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consent for surgery of the knee joint
Clinical conditions and entities which are my specific area of expertise are;
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knee injury
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meniscal injury and meniscal surgery
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ACL (anterior cruciate ligament)
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PCL (posterior cruciate ligament)
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MCL (medial collateral ligament)
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LCL (lateral collateral ligament) and posterolateral corner
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meniscal injury and meniscal surgery
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articular cartilage injury and articular cartilage surgery
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patellar fractures
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tibial plateau fractures
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tibial fractures
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distal femoral fractures
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extensor mechanism problems (patellar tendon, quadriceps tendon)
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children's knee problems and injury (paediatric knee issues)
I can also provide Clinical Negligence reports (Liability) in my capacity as a general orthopaedic surgeon for;
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lower limb fractures
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complex regional pain syndrome
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spinal injury
I am instructed by both Claimant and Defendants in matters of Clinical Negligence.