14 May 2026

One of the world’s most common knee surgeries does not help and may even be harmful

Partial meniscectomy does not improve patient symptoms or function, reveals a 10-year follow-up of the FIDELITY, a placebo-surgery controlled trial....

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1 June 2023

Orthonika awarded £1.34 million Innovate UK grant to accelerate development of its total meniscus replacement towards the clinic

 Orthonika Limited, a spin-out from Imperial College London, has been awarded a £1.34 million grant from Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency,...

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8 November 2022

Patients gain access to innovative new procedure for treating knee osteoarthritis

HCA UK clinicians pledge to provide ‘added value’ to patients through detailed physical follow-up protocol to help chart progress Contura...

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7 September 2022

Going straight to surgery is found to be better than undergoing rehabilitation first for longstanding anterior cruciate ligament injury

New research, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), shows initial surgery to be more successful and cost...

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18 July 2022

6-7 October 2022, EKS Arthroplasty Conference 2022; Munich

One of the solutions to advance and increase our knowledge is to have a conference together. A meeting where we...

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9 December 2021

New study aims to tackle knee pain for people with a removed meniscus

Patients with persistent knee pain after meniscus removal can now participate in the AIR2 study at three locations in The...

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23 September 2021

Planned surgery in independent sector linked to shorter hospital stays and fewer readmissions than in NHS

Findings consistent for 18 common planned elective surgery performed across England 2006-19. Planned (elective) surgery in an independent sector hospital...

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4 June 2021

Why patient-focused innovation matters

Professor David Barrett, lead consultant at Southampton University Hospital and Professor of Orthopaedic Engineering, and one of the design surgeons...

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