Mr Nev Davies (Reading, UK) is a consultant knee surgeon who has championed injury prevention through SKIPP Charity's Power Up To Play national campaign. In this episode we discuss the role of injury prevention and what we can do to reduce the incidence of young adult knee injuries. Link to the charity here: https://poweruptoplay.org ..read more

Professor McNally (Oxford, UK) has been an influential force in the world of fracture related infections. This episode highlights some of the key points we should all be aware of when managing orthopaedic patients with bone infection.  ..read more

Professor Kevin Shea is an orthopaedic surgeon and academic at Stanford University Medical Center (California, USA) and the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. He is well known as a founding member of PRiSM, ROCK and SCORE. He is in the presidential line at POSNA. In this engaging episode, Prof Shea and I cover a lot of ground including: Prof Shea's orthopaedic journey and life lessons: 01:20 Work ethic and the value of hard consistent work Coaching and Mentoring UCLA and the Soviet Union Fellowships including Rady Children's Hospital (San Diego, USA), Bern (Switzerland) with Dr Ganz (Switzer ..read more

Dr Evelyn Kuong is an Associate Professor at the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine (University of Hong Kong) and an Orthopaedic Consultant at the Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital. This episode covers skeletal dysplasias and is of particular interest for those approaching postgraduate examinations and the general orthopaedist who may encounter the occasional patient with a rare condition. We discuss a system of decision making, the role of the MDT and how to approach rare dysplasias. We delve into achondroplasia, pseudoachondroplasia, MED and SED. We then discuss the treatment of short stature ..read more

Mr Mike Walton (Wrightington, UK) is an experienced shoulder surgeon with a vast experience in treating high performance athletes. We speak through his mantra for managing patients with injuries to the shoulder girdle.  ..read more

We speak with Dr Marí Thiart who is an orthopaedic surgeon in Tygerberg, Cape Town, South Africa. She is also the president of the International Orthopaedic Diversity Alliance. In this episode we discuss the set up of South African paediatric orthopaedic services, trauma, infection and training. 01:08: Set-up of Paeds Ortho Services in South Africa 04:40: Set-up of South African Trauma Services 06:30: Blunt vs Penetrating Trauma 10:50: Common Trauma in Cape Town and Top Tips 16:00: How to manage gunshot injuries in children 18:15: Musculoskeletal Infection in Children including acute haematog ..read more

We speak with Mr Emeka Oragui (Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London) about femoral acetabular impingement, sportsman hernia and treating young patients with hip replacement surgery through an anterior approach. In this episode we cover: 01:40: What is femoral acetabular impingement (FAI)? 06:00: Is hip arthroscopy witchcraft?  08:20: Is subtle hip dysplasia under diagnosed? How does this link to FAI?  10:27: Pearls of wisdom – How do you approach a young person with vague pain in the hip with an MRI scan showing a labral tear?  20:10: Sportsman Hernia – an interface area ..read more

Professor Gwilym (Oxford, UK) discusses the optimal management of humeral shaft and proximal humeral fractures. We also discuss the HUSH and FISH trials.  ..read more

Mr Andy Williams (Fortius, London, UK) spends an hour speaking with us about his life lessons, philosophy on knee surgery and how to optimise your performance. This is an episode not to be missed! Timestamps: 01:40: From humble beginnings and overcoming imposter syndrome 04:29: Should orthopods be builders? How do we become more precise? 06:38: How did your fellowship and having experience abroad influence your practice? Should trainees aim for some time away and why? 11:18: How has your philosophy on knee surgery changed over time? How does treating elite athletes influence your management o ..read more

We sat down with Professor Lyndon Mason (Liverpool) to discuss the optimal management of calcaneal fractures and ankle fractures. Prof Mason dispels commonly held myths in this high yield episode.  ..read more