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External resources

• Clifton Park Hospital
• Nuffield Hospital York
• Yorkshire Shoulder Clinic

Current NHS consultant posts held

Simon has an established NHS practice in York Teaching Hospital where he has a busy trauma practice alongside the treatment of complex upper limb disorders.

Research interests

Shoulder dislocations and instability
Latarjet procedure
Rotator cuff and Suprascapular nerve disorders
Frozen shoulder
Posterior shoulder instability

Personal interests

Rugby Union and League
Running
Rowing and fitness
Triathlon (Ironman and Marathons)

Awards received

Simon has been awarded the Mel Post award for Clinical Excellence in Research by the American Academy of Orthopaedics Surgeons and the American Shoulder and Elbow Society in recognition of his work in rotator cuff disorders and the suprascapular nerve

Publications

Simon maintains an active research portofolio and has many publications and book chapters as well as regularly being invited to lecture internationally.

Recent Publications

Biomechanical testing of trans-humeral all-suture anchors for rotator cuff repair. Journal Shoulder and Elbow

Elbow pain: a guide to assessment and management in primary care. British Journal of General Practice. 2015 Nov; 65(640):610-2

All-Suture Transosseous Repair for Rotator Cuff Tear Fixation Using Medial Calcar Fixation
Arthroscopy Techniques. 2015 Apr 20;4(2):e169-73

Arthroscopic posterior bone block augmentation in posterior shoulder instability. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2013 Aug;22(8):1092-101

Frozen Shoulder Circumferential Release – An Extra-articular Approach Through the Rotator Interval. Arthroscopy. 2012 Jul;28(7):916-23.

Periprosthetic fractures around the shoulder. Shoulder and Elbow, January 2012; 4: 1–10.

Arthroscopic Latarjet - How to Make this Part of Your Surgical Options. Orthopedic Clinics of North America, July 2010; 41(3): 393-405

Arthroscopic Latarjet Procedure. J Shoulder Elbow Surg (2010) 19, 2-12

Arthroscopic removal of a plastic soft drink bottle cap in the knee: a case report. Cases J, 2010 February 24;3(1):72

Shoulder Arthroscopy, Anatomy and its Variants - Part 1. Orthopaedics and Trauma,
August 2009; 23(4): 291-296

Shoulder Arthroscopy, Anatomy and its Variants - Part 2. Orthopaedics and Trauma, September 2009; 23(5): 365-376

Rib impingement in First Class Cricketers – A case report of two patients who underwent rib resection. British Journal of Sports Medicine 2006; 40: 732-33

Primary septic arthritis of the knee due to Neisseria meningitidis. Hong Kong Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery 2003; 7(1): 43-45

Book Chapters

Complications in Tendon Transfers. In Lafosse L, Agneskirchner J and Lafosse T. Complications in Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery. Springer 2019.

Calcific Tendinitis. In Trail IA, Funk L, Rangan A and Nixon M.
Textbook of Shoulder Surgery. Springer 2018

Lafosse L, Boyle S. Chapter 25 – Suprascapular Nerve Releases. In Angelo R, Ryu R, Esch J, Ed. Advanced Shoulder Arthroscopy – AANA Advanced Arthroscopy Series. 1st ed. Elsevier, 2010.

Lafosse L, Boyle S. Chapter 12 – Arthroscopic Latarjet Graft. In Abrams JS, Ed Management of The Unstable Shoulder: Arthroscopic and Open Repair. 1st ed. New Jersey: Slack, 2010

Courses offered to GPs

General upper limb disorders
Treatment of shoulder dislocations
Impingement and rotator cuff disorders
Management of shoulder arthritis
Management of shoulder and elbow sports injuries