External resources
Current NHS consultant posts held
Consultant Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgeon, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital.
Research interests
Mr Welck has a keen interest in research. He achieved a distinction in both an undergraduate BSc and a postgraduate MSc. He has numerous peer reviewed publications and international and national podium presentations of his work.
His research interests include the use of novel weight bearing CT scanning to help treat conditions of the foot and ankle. He has setup one of the largest databases in the UK. He is currently involved in setting up the Bone Marrow Derived Stem Cell trial for the treatment of ankle cartilage defects, and has an active interest in outcomes research in foot and ankle surgery.
Personal interests
Running, Football, Guitar
Awards received
Mr Welck has been awarded numerous awards and prizes, including the British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Association Travelling fellowship award and Podium Presentation Prize and The David Marsh MSc Trauma and Orthopaedics Research Prize.
Publications
Gastrocnemius Tightness: A population Based Observatonal Study. 2018
Foot and Ankle Surgery
Prevalence of isolated gastrocnemius tightness in patients with foot and ankle pathology – a population based study. The Bone and Joint Journal, Nov 2017.
The effects of weight bearing on the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis: A study comparing weight bearing CT with Conventional CT. Foot and Ankle Surgery 2018
Advanced Imaging of Hallux Valgus: How to approach the deformity. In press, Foot and Ankle Clinics of North America.
Evaluation of the 1st metatarso-sesamoid joint using standing CT – the Stanmore classification. 2017. Foot and Ankle Surgery (in press). Available online March 2017.
Don’t put your foot in it: A Case of talonavicular Septic Arthritis. In Press BMJ Case reports 04.01.2018.
The role of posterior tibial tendoscopy in treating stage II Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction..
Foot and Ankle International
3D Biometrics for Hindfoot Alignment Using Weightbearing CT. Foot and Ankle International 2017. 38 (6).
The dowel technique for first metatarso-phalangeal joint arthrodesis in revision surgery with bone loss.
Accepted by Foot and Ankle Surgery.
A painful foot: Lisfranc fracture-dislocations.
BMJ. Mar 7; 352.
Müller-Weiss Syndrome: Radiological Features and the Role of Weightbearing Computed Tomography Scan. Foot Ankle Specialist
Management of ankle injuries.
BMJ. Dec 15;351
The value of Weight-Bearing CT scan in the evaluation of subtalar distraction bone block arthrodesis: Case report. Foot Ankle Surg. 21(4):e55-9..
Talar Neck Fracture after United Tibiotalar Fusion.
Case Rep Orthop
Stress fractures of the foot and ankle.
Injury. 2015 Sep 15.
Use of bone marrow derived stem cells in trauma and orthopaedics: A review of current concepts.
World J Orthop. Jul 18;6(6):462-8.
Lisfranc injuries. Injury. Apr;46(4):536-41.
Tibialis anterior tendon entrapment after ankle tightrope insertion for acute syndesmosis injury.
Foot Ankle Spec. Jun;6(3):242-6.
Book Chapters:
Emergency Cases In Medicine and Surgery, The ABCDE Approach. Senior Author
of chapter on Orthopaedic Emergencies.
Operative Orthopaedics – The Stanmore Guide. Reviewing and Revising for the
second edition.
Courses offered to GPs
Mr Welck is happy to talk to GP's and Allied Heath Professionals on all aspects of foot and ankle problems and management.
Fee Assured
