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Mr Joel Melton

Trauma & orthopaedic surgery

 

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Specialises in

  • Knee

About me

Joel is a specialist knee surgeon working and a consultant at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust. He manages the full range of simple and complex, operative and non-operative knee conditions. He has a masters degree in Orthopaedic Engineering. He was trained in the Wessex region during which time he was awarded the FRCS in Trauma and Orthopaedics followed by the CCT in Orthopaedics and Trauma surgery. After this, he spent a year of fellowship training in knee surgery in Sydney, Australia working at the world renowned North Sydney Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre. Here, he gained further experience in all aspects of sports medicine, the management of knee ligament injuries, the management of knee arthritis and knee replacement surgery. He has also spent time completing fellowship training in limb reconstruction techniques in Russia and as an AO fellow in Marseille, France.

Areas of interest

Sports injuries; Arthroscopy; Knee surgery; Anterior knee pain; Knee arthroscopy; Cartilage repair; Ligament reconstruction including anterior cruciate ligament; Mulitligament reconstruction; Degenerative knee disorders; Osteotomy; Knee pain; Arthritis; Knee; Knee replacement surgery; Revision Knee Replacement

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Procedures completed

  • W8500

    Multiple arthroscopic operation on knee (including meniscectomy, chondroplasty, drilling or microfracture) - (5-50)

    Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital (5-50) Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital (5-50)

  • W7420

    Autograft anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (including arthroscopic and meniscectomy) - (5-50)

  • W7582

    Open surgical stabilisation of patella, including soft tissue/tendon transfer or release, +/- application of cast (child) - (1-5)

  • W4210

    Total prosthetic replacement of knee joint, +/- cement, +/- patella - (1-5)

    Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital (1-5) Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital (1-5)

  • W7580

    Open surgical stabilisation of patella, including soft tissue/tendon transfer or release, +/- application of cast (adult) - (1-5)

  • W7410

    Multiple ligament reconstruction of knee (including posterior cruciate ligament) - (1-5)

  • T7481

    Autologous blood injection for tendinopathy with/without dry needling and ultrasound guidance - (1-5)

    Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital (1-5)

  • W1920

    Primary open reduction of long bone with fixation - (1-5)

    Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital (1-5)

  • W2830

    Removal of internal fixation from bone / joint, excluding k-wires - (1-5)

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