External resources
Current NHS consultant posts held
Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast
Musgrave Park Hospital, Belfast
Research interests
ACL reconstruction outcomes
ACL tunnel position
Return to sport rates after ligamentous knee injuries
Injury prevention programme (ACTIVATE)
Personal interests
Family, golf, running, skiing and windsurfing
Awards received
PhD in fracture healing, COX-2 inhibition and micromotion
BSc in Pathology
The Young Investigator Award of the British Orthopaedic Research Society
The Spear Bell Scholarship from the Queen’s University of Belfast, 2001.
The Best Presentation Award at the British Orthopaedic Research Society 2002.
Zimmer Specialist Registrar for Northern Ireland for 2003
Publications
Book Chapters
(2) L Pinczewski, D Kader, C K Connolly. Specific issues in surgical techniques for Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty. Chapter 34. Total Knee Arthroplasty- A Guide to Getting Better Performance. Editors J Bellemans/ M. Ries, 2005
Papers
(6) “Long term outcome of endoscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with patellar tendon autograft. Results at 13 years. “ L. Salmon, V. Russell, C.K.Connolly, K Refshauge, L. A. Pinczewski. American Journal of Sports Medicine December 2004.
(7) “Gender differences after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction”. J. Roe, L. A. Pinczewski, V. Russell, L. Salmon, C.K.Connolly. American Journal of Sports Medicine December 2004.
(8) “Long term results of endoscopic reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament with ipsilateral patellar tendon graft. A prospective longitudinal ten-year study. C.K. Connolly, V. Russell, L. Salmon, J. Roe, L.A. Pinczewski. American Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery January 2005.
Presentations
(26) Long term results of endoscopic reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament with ipsilateral patellar tendon graft. A prospective longitudinal ten-year study. C.K.Connolly, D. Kader, V. Russell, L. Salmon, J. Roe, L. A. Pinczewski. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Washington, February, 2005.
(27) Gender differences after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. J. Roe, L. A. Pinczewski, V. Russell, L. Salmon, C.K.Connolly. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Washington, February, 2005.
(28) Long term results of endoscopic reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament with ipsilateral patellar tendon graft. A prospective longitudinal ten-year study. C.K.Connolly, D. Kader, V. Russell, L. Salmon, J. Roe, L. A. Pinczewski. American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Specialty Day, Washington, February 2005.
(30) Accelerated discharge programmes post total knee replacements (tkr) are these suitable for people with haemophilia (pwh)? A review of cases at the Haemophilia Comprehensive Care Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland. L. Sayers, D. Beverland, C. Connolly, G. McAlinden, G. Benson April 2013
Courses offered to GPs
Paediatric knee Pathology
Ligamentous knee Injuries
Is the rate of Sports knee injuries increasing?
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