Ian McDermott presents at The 2019 London Knee OA Meeting: How and why to avoid (or at least delay) knee replacement surgery.
The following blog is a summary of Mr Ian McDermott's presentation at The 2019 London Knee OA Meeting at London Bridge Hospital on 20th June 2019. This meeting was held in conjunction with London Sports Orthopaedics, Össur and Technique Physio, and a copy of...
Conservative management and injection therapy for knee osteoarthritis
I recently presented at London Bridge Hospital as part of a multidisciplinary evening with surgeons, physiotherapists and a specialist knee brace company. My role was to talk about the conservative management of knee osteoarthritis and also talked about the...
Ian McDermott presents at the ICRS Meeting in Rome on One Step Cartilage Repair.
On 5thJune I headed over to Rome for the ICRS Focus Meeting on ‘One Step Cartilage Repair’. I was honoured to be invited to give a lecture outlining my nearly 10-year experience of using Chondrotissue for articular cartilage grafting, and I presented in front of an...
RESEARCH WATCH – ACL Repair vs Reconstruction
ACL repair: it may sound 'attractive', but is it sensible?! ACL Repair With Suture Ligament Augmentation Is Associated Witha High Failure Rate Among Adolescent Patients.Gagliardi AG, Carry PM, Parikh HB, Traver JL, Howell DR, Albright JC Am Journal...
RESEARCH WATCH – The management of 1st-time patella dislocation.
What's the correct management for someone with a 1st-time dislocation of their patella? The answer is easy and really quite indisputable: the answer is send them for imaging! Risk of Redislocation After Primary Patellar Dislocation: A...
LSO at the UK Conformis User Group Meeting, Wembley 2019
Frid 8th Feb saw the LSO Knee Team at their 2nd major venue in 2 weeks, with the UK Conformis User Group Meeting at Wembley Stadium! LSO has pioneered the use of custom-made knee replacements in the UK, with our knee surgeon, Mr Ian McDermott, having been the 1st...
LSO’s Knee Team turn out in force at the 5th Annual Meeting of the UK Biological Knee Society
On Thursday 31st January and Friday 1st February the LSO Knee Team attended the 2019 Annual Meeting of the UK Biological Knee Society. The BKS was founded 5 years ago by a small group of like-minded Knee Surgeons who were very much against the concept of the...
Major milestone as Mr McDermott tops his 250th Vivostat PRF case at London Bridge Hospital
Our Knee Surgeon and Managing Partner, Mr Ian McDermott, has passed yet another major milestone at London Bridge Hospital, having now done over 250 cases where Vivostat PRF® autologous platelet-rich fibrin glue has been used in knee surgery. Ian was...
Case Report published of complex patellar Chondrotissue cartilage grafting, by Ian McDermott
Congratulations to Mr Ian McDermott, Knee Surgeon and our Managing Partner, on the publication of his case report of a Patellar Chondrotissue cartilage grafting: "Patellar chondral defect treatment with a cell-free polyglycolic acid–hyaluronan-based implant and...
End of an era – Mike Neeb retires from HCA
2019 marks the end of an era for HCA, with the announcement of the retirement of Mr Mike Neeb, the President of HCA UK. Mike has led HCA for over 20 years, and his passion and vision has created what is now the UK's top private hospital group. HCA's hospitals have...
Gout update
When uric acid lowering therapy is indicated in patients with gout, medication adherence is deemed essential to prevent attacks. A recent study published in Rheumatology looked at how well gout patients over 40y old in the UK stick to taking the anti-gout...
Guest blog – Patellofemoral pain from the physio lane!
The Movement Perfected team attended the London Sports Orthopaedics CPD event titled "Pop goes the kneecap!’’ on Tuesday the 4th of September. This is the take from a physiotherapy perspective. Patellofemoral pain is the preferred term, and is a synonym for...
The 2018 London Custom-Made Knee Meeting
The 2018 London Custom-Made Knee Meeting was held on Saturday 9th June at Glazier's Hall, next to London Bridge. This meeting saw GPs, physiotherapists, osteopaths and chiropractors come together to hear the latest updates in the world of knee replacement surgery....
When a simple ankle sprain shouldn’t be ignored!
Foot pain and ankle sprains – most of us are so busy and constantly on the go that we somewhat neglect foot pain, sprains of the ankle and foot, or numb toes, until such a time that they reach a point where day-to-day activities and walking become debilitating....
There’s no such thing as ‘Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome’! True or false?
Is it just a made up term for people who have failed to identify the specific pathology that is the actual cause of the patient’s patellofemoral symptoms? In a packed room, at our recent CPD meeting, with c. 20+ of our physiotherapist colleagues in attendance, Mr...
So, just how good can a custom-made Conformis knee actually be?…
I've been doing Conformis custom-made knee replacements since 2012 now, and was the first surgeon in the UK to implant a Conformis prosthesis. Our practice is now a Surgical Visitation Centre for Conformis, and we have a steady flow of surgeons from across the UK...
A dream come true for Alex Brown
Congratulations to Alex Brown for an amazing come back after almost a year out of action with his knee injury! Really good to see Alex recover so well from his knee surgery and very proud to have played a small part in making his 'dream come...
A huge step forward in knee replacement surgery
“Listening on Saturday, I felt we were at the edge of something truly remarkable. It is through products like this, and progressive practitioners like yourself that medicine will advance.” Mark Parkhouse, Physiotherapist, Marylebone Physiotherapy &...
What is the key to patient satisfaction in knee replacements?
How can we ensure the best patient satisfaction with patients undergoing knee replacements? Managing Partner and Consultant Knee Surgeon Ian McDermott has worked passionately on exactly this his entire career. He discusses his findings in Orthopaedic Product...
Orthopaedic “Speed Dating” returns!
Calling Physiotherapists, GPs, Chiropractors, Osteopaths, Podiatrists... Tuesday 13th March is the London Sports Orthopaedics' Annual "Speed Dating" event where you are invited to meet all fifteen of the consultants for 1-2-1 discussions! Following the...
