Specialist Knee Surgeon, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS TrustHonorary Associate Professor, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick_____________________________________________________________________________ Qualifications MB. BS. (LOND) 1st August 1982 FRCS(Ed) 8th July 1988 FRCS Orth 26th April 1994 Date of Birth 24th September 1959 Accredited 1st January 1996 Medical School Charing Cross Hospital Medical School, London Current Appointment Consultant…
For a video on the operative technique for Meniscal AllograftTransplantation please go to the VuMedi website where Mr Spalding hasuploaded a video of the technique – click image on the left to be taken to site.
The procedure is indicated when there is no effective rim of meniscus remaining to support the joint surfaces. This occurs when there has been a large tear and when it was not possible for the surgeon to salvage the meniscus by repairing it. Not everyone needs a transplant but if there is progressive pain and…
Description and Diagnosis Patients complain of pain over the front of their knee with symptoms worse on sitting or standing, they are generally young and do not have clear osteoarthritis. There may be a history of patella dislocation. There are multiple causes generally grouped into three diagnoses: • Objected patella instability: history of true dislocation…
It is important to start exercising your knee as soon as possible because the muscles can become weak quite quickly. After your operation you will have a padded bandage around your knee. You cannot do any harm to your knee by lifting the leg straight, or by bending it, within the confines of the bandage….
Tim is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon based at the University Hospitals Coventry Warwickshire NHS Trust. He qualified from Charing Cross Hospital Medical School in London in 1982 and completed a fellowship in knee and sports surgery in Toronto, Canada in 1995. He has been specialising in knee surgery since that time. Tim’s interests cover the…
