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In the latest in our season on the emerging technology in knee surgery, Prof. Nick London cuts through the marketing to explore the decisions that really are critical to the success of your knee surgery. Do a quick Google search of the latest news surrounding total or partial knee replacements and you could be forgivenContinue Reading

In the first of a season of posts exploring the tension between emerging technology and traditional clinical judgement, Yorkshire Knee Clinic’s Prof. Nick London explores the current state of play – and starts by busting a few myths. It’s easy to get carried away with technology. Certainly, for many of the patients I talk to,Continue Reading

There is a role for emerging technology in knee surgery. In the latest in our technology season, Yorkshire Knee Clinic explores the assistive tech likely to become more commonplace in the operating theatre soon. If you are something of a regular to these pages, you may have noticed something of a theme developing. We takeContinue Reading

As a new study suggests knee surgery is a contributory factor in increased levels of osteoarthritis among retired footballers, we ask whether the report is taking too narrow a view. This week, the World Cup in Russia draws to a close. At time of writing, England are still in the competition and there is aContinue Reading

“Humbled and honoured”: Yorkshire Knee Clinic’s Nick London reflects on being named in a national top 10 of knee replacement surgeons. Recently, you may have seen a piece in the Daily Mail which sought to find the UK’s top knee surgeons. The online article included Yorkshire Knee Clinic’s Prof. Nick London and, if you happenedContinue Reading

A recent feature by the Daily Mail on the UK’s top knee surgeons has been picked up by news outlets rather closer to our Yorkshire roots. You may have seen recently a series run by the Daily Mail on the surgeons (of all disciplines) who other surgeons would recommend to treat their friends and family.Continue Reading

We explore why knee injuries at this year’s World Cup are (almost) as inevitable as England losing to Germany on penalties – and what’s being done to change the situation. It won’t have escaped your notice that the 2018 World Cup is about to kick off. Every four years, the lead up to the tournamentContinue Reading

Why are more young Australians having ACL reconstructions? Not so long ago, Christopher Vertullo, associate professor and director of Knee Research Australia rarely had to treat patients aged under 15. Visits to paediatric wards were thankfully scarce. “Now every week I have to go there,” he told The Sydney Morning Herald recently. His experiences promptedContinue Reading

Partial knee replacements typically mean less risk, better results and faster recovery. So why are up to 50,000 patients missing out each year? Partial knee (or uni-compartmental) replacements aren’t suitable for everyone. Your knee has three compartments and where the surface of the bone is worn away in two or more of them you’ll needContinue Reading

Yorkshire Knee Clinic’s Dave Duffy explores why the next advances in knee treatment will happen away from the operating table. Over the past five years the orthopaedic community has made great strides in reconstructing the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Specifically, those improvements have occurred in diagnosis and operative treatment. Whilst there are always further improvementsContinue Reading