Tuesday 20th January 2026,
Sandy Park, Exeter

The British Patellofemoral Society’s annual meeting travels to the sunny South West in Exeter. Now a firmly established event in the orthopaedic meetings calendar BPFS brings together leading experts and professionals in the field of patellofemoral disorders. This event is an essential platform for discussing the latest developments and challenges in patellofemoral research and treatment.

Topics are yet to be finalised but are likely to include advancements in cartilage repair techniques, the management of tendinopathy and innovative approaches to utilizing the fat pad during surgery. These sessions will provide in-depth insights into the complexities of treating patellofemoral conditions, with a focus on improving patient outcomes.

 

This year for the first time the BPFS are accepting abstracts for their meeting! Those chosen to present at the conference will be published in the knee journal and the winner will receive £1000 towards a UK patellofemoral travelling fellowship! Submissions are open until November 28th, get yours in now!

5 CPD points

Previous Meeting Highlights

  • Clinical assessment of PFJ chondral lesions
  • Biomechanics in tendinopathy
  • Clinical spectrum of fat pad syndromes
  • Pain interventions for fat pad conditions
  • Robotics in surgery
  • Case discussions

Convenors

Andrew Barnett

Andrew graduated from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and underwent…

… his surgical and orthopaedic training in Bristol. He completed his specialist training in knee surgery with UK fellowships in Oxford, Exeter and Bristol.  In 2011, he undertook a fellowship in Sydney, Australia at the world-renowned Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Surgery where he gained valuable experience in sports injuries and joint replacement surgery under the supervision of Dr David Wood. At the same unit he was able to visit and gain further training with Dr Leo Pinczewski and Dr Merv Cross, both pioneers in arthroscopic knee ligament reconstruction.

Prior to commencing specialist orthopaedic training, Andrew undertook a 12-month clinical research fellow post based in Bristol, where he developed a keen interest in knee research. His enthusiasm for research and audit has led to numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals and he has presented his research both nationally and internationally.

Andrew teaches nationally on soft tissue knee and arthroscopy courses; he is a committee member for the British Patellofemoral Society and is the course convenor for the Oswestry Sports Knee Meeting.

Andrew has a particular interest in arthroscopic (keyhole) surgery, knee ligament reconstruction and partial knee replacement. Having spent twelve months training at Avon Orthopaedic Centre under Mr Jonathan Eldridge, he has developed expertise in this field.

Andrew lives near Shrewsbury with his wife and three children. He is a very keen sportsman and has played representative level rugby and cricket. He continues to play cricket and golf and regularly undertakes endurance cycle and running events.

 

Damian Clark

Damian Clark is a Consultant Orthopaedic Knee and Trauma Surgeon. He performs…

…knee surgery including ligament reconstructions, knee replacement surgery (partial and total replacements), arthroscopy, osteotomies and patellofemoral surgery.

Damian brings a modern approach to sports injuries with experience gained from fellowships in Australia and Canada. He worked with several professional sports teams during his training in both North America and Australia. He has worked with North-American footballers, Australian and UK rugby players, UK strongmen and countless others.

Vipul Mandalia

Vipul Mandalia obtained his orthopaedic training with the Wessex Deanery…

His fellowship training in knee surgery included leading centres in the UK and the USA (University of Alabama, University of Pittsburgh). Vipul has been a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Exeter Knee Reconstruction Unit, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital since 2009.

His practice includes all aspects of knee surgery, including tertiary referrals for young knee arthritis, multi-ligament injury, meniscus repair, cartilage and meniscus transplant and complex patellofemoral surgery. He also provides treatment for complex knee trauma and sports knee injury in elite national and international sports persons. He performs partial and total knee replacement and uses advanced technology including robotic assisted knee replacement. He has developed and published surgical techniques on a number of surgical procedures.

Vipul is involved in education at various levels. He has been on the education committee of British Indian orthopaedic society for three years. He is the course convenor for the annual Exeter Knee Masterclass and other European knee courses. He has presented as an invited speaker at various national and international conferences.

As a research lead for the Exeter Knee Reconstruction Unit, he coordinates research projects in the department and has been a principle / chief investigator of various research projects. He is involved in multicentre international trials including that of cartilage transplantation. His research area not only includes the clinical outcomes of various surgical treatments but also the cellular and molecular effect of various treatment modalities on the knee joint and biomechanics of fixation devices. With his strong research background, he has authored a large number (over 50) of peer review publications, review articles and a book chapter.

 

Andy Metcalfe

Andy Metcalfe is an associate professor of trauma and orthopaedics…

… at the Warwick Clinical Trials Unit and consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire.

He graduated from the University of Sheffield and did his surgical training on the Welsh rotation. He did fellowships in knee surgery at the Avon Orthopaedic Centre in Bristol, followed by the North Sydney Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre in Australia. His clinical practice is in knee surgery.

His research includes clinical trials in orthopaedics, patello-femoral instability and arthroplasty, ligament and cartilage injuries, knee arthroplasty and osteoarthritis. He also has an interest in novel approaches to improve RCT’s of surgical interventions. He co-leads the Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, Trauma Orthopaedics and Physiotherapy team. He completed his PhD with the Arthritis Research UK Biomechanics and Bioengineering Centre in Cardiff on biomechanics of gait before and after knee replacement.

Andy maintains an interest in training and teaching and leads the Integrated Clinical Academic Training programme for orthopaedics in the deanery. He is a keen football fan and an enthusiastic (but unskilled) player, and has two young children who keep him active.

 

Claire Robertson

Claire Robertson qualified in 1994 with a BSc(hons) Physiotherapy…

She has since obtained her MSc Physiotherapy, in 2003, and PGCE in 2006. Claire has worked in the NHS, academia and private practice, and currently runs a specialist patellofemoral clinic at Fortius Clinic spending an hour per patient and liaising closely with their treating clinician. Claire is also the physiotherapist for the Warren Smith ski academy.

Claire has lectured internationally and has many research papers and editorials published in internationally peer-reviewed journals. She is also a reviewer herself for Physiotherapy Research International, Physical Therapy in Sport, Clinical Anatomy and Physiotherapy. Claire runs her own post-graduate course on patellofemoral problems for physiotherapists via clairepatella.com.

 

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Paul Kirwan delivers keynote lecture

Paul Kirwan Lead physio with Bohemian FC in Ireland gives us an insight into physiotherapy and treatment choices in tendinopathy.

New approach for PFJ cartilage lesions in 2024

Find out from Paul Jermin consultant at the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Hospital in Oswestry.

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Monday 19th January (Instructional Course, The Marriott Sandy Park)

15:00

Registration

15:20

Welcome

Vipul Mandalia

Session 1: Patellar Instability Overview
Chair: Vipul Mandalia

15:30 – 16:25

15:30

Biomechanics of patellar instability

Damian Clark

15:40

First time patella dislocation – all you need to know
Andy Metcalfe

15:50

Clinical assessment of recurrent patellar instability
Helen Vint

16:00

Physiotherapy principles in first time and recurrent patellar instability
Adam Nelson

16:10

Questions and answers

Session 2: Understanding Key Pathology and Parameters
Chair: Simon Barton

16:25 – 17:15

16:25

Assessing single leg loading in clinic
Lee Herrington

16:35

Patella height and lateralised tibial tubercle
James Smith

16:45

Clinical and radiological assessment of torsional and coronal alignment of the lower limb

Vipul Mandalia

16:55

Paediatric considerations: clinical assessment and overall management

Nick Nicolaou

17:05

Questions and answers

17:15

Coffee Break

Session 3: Surgical principles
Chair: Sanjay Anand
17:45 – 19:00

17:45

MPFL Reconstruction – key principles
Andy Barnett

17:55

Tibial tubercle osteotomy- key principles

James Smith

18:05

Trochlear Dysplasia & trochleoplasty – an overview
Jonathan Eldridge

18:15

Torsional and coronal correction – principles

Caroline Hing

18:25

Post-op physiotherapy principles
Claire Robertson

18:35

Questions and answers

19:00

Close

Tuesday 20th January (BPFS Meeting)

08:00

Registration

08:20

Welcome
Vipul Mandalia

Session 1: Complex Patellar Instability 
Chairs: Sanjeev Anand and Claire Robertson

08:25 – 10:35

08:25

Psychological aspects in complex patellar instability

Trine Hysing-Dahl

08:35

Good vs bad physio? How do you know someone has done good rehab?

Cam Tudor

08:45

Are there alternatives to MPFL: MPTL, MQTFL and Adductor Magnus

Nick Nicolaou

08:55

Failure/complications of patellar stabilisation procedures
Andy Barnett

09:05

Real-World PFJ Outcomes with Arthrosamid. – Contura
Andrew Miller

09:20

Case discussion/debate

Moderators: Vipul Mandalia and Pamela Pulida

Panel: Andy Barnett, Jonathan Eldridge, Claire Robertson

10:00

Q & A

10:10

Keynote: My patellofemoral journey: 25 years and still learning

Jonathan Eldridge

10:30

Coffee Break

Session 2 : PFP Assessment and Management
Chair: Jonathan Eldridge and Adam Nelson
11:00 – 13:00

11:00

BASK presidential address
Alasdair Santini

11:05

Adolescent Patellofemoral pain – assessment
Daniel Elias

11:15

Physiotherapy for patellofemoral OA
Claire Robertson

11:25

PFJ degeneration – role of osteotomy
Sanjay Anand

11:35

PFJ degeneration – biologic and regenerative options
Martyn Snow

11:45

Looking after the PFJ in professional athletes – Exeter Chiefs

Jamie Fulton

11:55

Managing PFJ pain after ACL reconstruction
Lee Herrington

12:05

Questions and answers

12:15

Industry presentation – Joint Operations: Focal PFJ Replacements

Tim Spalding

12:30

Free Papers

Moderator: Sam Ossuedik

13:15

Lunch

Session 3: PFJ and extensor mechanism in PFA and TKA
Chairs: Damian Clark and Helen Vint
14:15 – 16:00

14:15

PFJ arthroplasty – Where are we in 2026? 
Vipul Mandalia

14:25

PFJ in total knee replacement, optimising the patellofemoral joint

Sam Oussedik

14:35

Physiotherapy management of patellofemoral pain after knee replacement

Claire Robertson

14:45

Managing extensor mechanism failure
Jon Phillips 

14:55

Industry Presentation – Eventum Ortho: Balancing the patellofemoral joint in arthroplasty

Andy Toms

15:10

Best paper award and BPFS fellowship
Sam Oussedik and Simon Barton

15:15

Q & A and coffee

15:30

Annual general meeting

16:00

Close of day

The timetable is liable to changes on the lead up to the event.

Sanjay Anand

Sanjay is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with a clinical practice exclusively…
… devoted to knee surgery.  His NHS practice is based at Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport and he consults privately at the Alexandra BMI Hospital, Cheadle.

His practice covers all aspects of knee surgery, from sports injuries to arthritis of the knee.  He commonly performs arthroscopic (keyhole) surgery, cruciate ligament reconstruction and both total and partial knee replacements.  His specialist areas of interest include cruciate ligament  injuries and other sports-related trauma including cartilage injuries.

Throughout his career, Sanjay has regularly been involved in Research and Audit and has completed his MSc in Orthopaedic Engineering at the University of Cardiff.  He has presented his research in publications and at national and international meetings.

Sanjay has a particular interest in teaching and training and is faculty on a number of local and national courses aimed at developing orthopaedic skills of trainee orthopaedic surgeons, general practitioners and physiotherapists.  He also runs the popular ‘Orthopaedics Made Easy’ course – a one-day course for general practitioners, officiated by the Royal College of General Practitioners.

He is a Honorary Senior Lecturer in the Department of Health, Sport and Rehabilitation at Salford University and also a Honorary Clinical Lecturer at the University of Manchester.

Andrew Barnett

Andrew graduated from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and underwent…

… his surgical and orthopaedic training in Bristol. He completed his specialist training in knee surgery with UK fellowships in Oxford, Exeter and Bristol.  In 2011, he undertook a fellowship in Sydney, Australia at the world-renowned Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Surgery where he gained valuable experience in sports injuries and joint replacement surgery under the supervision of Dr David Wood. At the same unit he was able to visit and gain further training with Dr Leo Pinczewski and Dr Merv Cross, both pioneers in arthroscopic knee ligament reconstruction.

Prior to commencing specialist orthopaedic training, Andrew undertook a 12-month clinical research fellow post based in Bristol, where he developed a keen interest in knee research. His enthusiasm for research and audit has led to numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals and he has presented his research both nationally and internationally.

Andrew teaches nationally on soft tissue knee and arthroscopy courses; he is a committee member for the British Patellofemoral Society and is the course convenor for the Oswestry Sports Knee Meeting.

Andrew has a particular interest in arthroscopic (keyhole) surgery, knee ligament reconstruction and partial knee replacement. Having spent twelve months training at Avon Orthopaedic Centre under Mr Jonathan Eldridge, he has developed expertise in this field.

Andrew lives near Shrewsbury with his wife and three children. He is a very keen sportsman and has played representative level rugby and cricket. He continues to play cricket and golf and regularly undertakes endurance cycle and running events.

 

Damian Clark

Damian Clark is a Consultant Orthopaedic Knee and Trauma Surgeon. He performs…

…knee surgery including ligament reconstructions, knee replacement surgery (partial and total replacements), arthroscopy, osteotomies and patellofemoral surgery.

Damian brings a modern approach to sports injuries with experience gained from fellowships in Australia and Canada. He worked with several professional sports teams during his training in both North America and Australia. He has worked with North-American footballers, Australian and UK rugby players, UK strongmen and countless others.

Jonathan Eldridge

Jonathan Eldridge joined University Hospitals Bristol and the Avon Orthopaedic…

… Centre as a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in February 2002.

During the course of my Orthopaedic training as a University lecturer and specialist registrar in Bristol I gained extensive experience in general orthopaedic surgery, teaching and research. I developed an interest in lower limb surgery, and following a clinical sports knee fellowship with Dr David Wood at the North Sydney Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre in the Olympic year and a European Travelling Fellowship have continued to develop expertise in specialist surgery of the knee.  I have become an internationally renowned knee surgeon through many publications and am regularly invited to teach and lecture both nationally and internationally.

My clinical practice encompasses the entirety of knee surgery with particular expertise in patellofemoral instability, ligament reconstruction, compartmental replacement and joint preservation. The majority of my NHS practice is now tertiary referral.

My research interests include the investigation, diagnosis and management of patellofemoral instability and arthritis, the aetiology of anteromedial osteoarthritis of the knee, biological reconstructive solutions, robotics and kinematic alignment in compartmental and total knee replacement. I have pioneered and developed the indications for and practice of trochleoplasty and medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction in the treatment of patellofemoral instability. I have supervised trainees through doctoral theses into the aetiology of anteromedial osteoarthritis of the knee and the kinematics of the stable and unstable patellofemoral joint.

I have collaborated with world renowned scientists at the University of Bristol to develop novel stem cell therapies to treat meniscal tears, assisted in the development and application of robotic surgery to compartmental replacement and have worked on the design teams for replacement prostheses and instruments.

I am co-convener of the annual Bristol and Oxford unicompartmental knee arthritis symposium and have convened unicompartmental Masters meetings. I have organised multiple international cadaveric early intervention courses and the Bristol cadaveric knee ligament course.

I am a founder member and first president of the British Patellofemoral Society, dedicated to education in best practice and support for new surgeons in the field

Also a member of the BMA, BOA, BASK, EKS and ESSKA

 

Daniel Elias

Daniel is a highly experienced Physiotherapist having worked within the NHS

…private practice and within elite sport with over 15 years clinical experience. Daniel has worked as a Physiotherapist for the England Athletics team both nationally and internationally from Under 13- Under 20 age groups over the last 8 years.

Daniel is the clinic director of The Youth Physiotherapy Clinic, based out of Team Bath. The clinic was founded on a simple but important belief: children are not mini adults. The clinic was established to provide expert, evidence-based rehabilitation tailored to the developmental and skeletal maturation stages of each child through childhood and adolescence.

Alongside his clinical work, Daniel is a lecturer within the youth athletic field having presented on ‘Overtraining in the Youth Athlete’ and ‘Common Injuries in the Adolescent Athlete’ for the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sport & Exercise Medicine and the University of West England. Daniel is a seasoned presenter and communicator who has been featured on the industry-leading podcast PhysioTutors on ‘The Role of Physiotherapy in Youth Athletes’ in addition to a masterclass on ‘Rehabilitation of ACL Injuries in Young Athletes.

Lee Herrington

Dr Lee Herrington PhD MCSP. Athlete Health Lead with United Kingdom Sports Institute

…with responsibility for support delivery of lower limb injury rehabilitation across all Olympic and Paralympic sports
Consultant Physiotherapist, working with Elite performers across Football, Rugby Union & League, Ballet and Military
Senior lecturer and injury biomechanics researcher, University of Salford

Caroline Hing

Caroline is a Professor of orthopaedics at St George’s University London…

Caroline is a Professor of orthopaedics at St George’s University London with research interests in patellofemoral instability and trauma. She has established a patellofemoral service within St George’s Hospital for local and regional referrals. She was clinical director for corporate outpatients at St George’s Hospital from 2019-2024 and she previously lead for research in orthopaedics in the trust, having supervised over 50 orthopaedic trials. She has developed a trauma research infrastructure within St George’s including research physiotherapists, clinical trials managers and research fellows. Together with Assoc Prof Gelfer she supervises an education foundation year doctor, education fellow and an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow. She is co-editor in chief of The Knee Journal. She supports equality and diversity initiatives within orthopaedics and was a trustee of the British Orthopaedic Association. As part of AOUK she chaired research and careers development, she is the current research chair for the Orthopaedic Trauma Society and the treasurer for the British Association for Surgery of the Knee. She lectures nationally and internationally on patellofemoral instability and trauma.

Trine Hysing-Dhal

Trine Hysing-Dahl is a specialist in orthopedic physiotherapy, NMFF and an associated ..

…Professor at the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences. Her research focuses on patellar instability, rehabilitation strategies, and assessment tools. She is part of the Sports Traumatology and Arthroscopy Research Group (STAR) and has published in leading journals on knee rehabilitation and assessment tools.

Vipul Mandalia

Vipul Mandalia obtained his orthopaedic training with the Wessex Deanery…

His fellowship training in knee surgery included leading centres in the UK and the USA (University of Alabama, University of Pittsburgh). Vipul has been a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Exeter Knee Reconstruction Unit, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital since 2009.

His practice includes all aspects of knee surgery, including tertiary referrals for young knee arthritis, multi-ligament injury, meniscus repair, cartilage and meniscus transplant and complex patellofemoral surgery. He also provides treatment for complex knee trauma and sports knee injury in elite national and international sports persons. He performs partial and total knee replacement and uses advanced technology including robotic assisted knee replacement. He has developed and published surgical techniques on a number of surgical procedures.

Vipul is involved in education at various levels. He has been on the education committee of British Indian orthopaedic society for three years. He is the course convenor for the annual Exeter Knee Masterclass and other European knee courses. He has presented as an invited speaker at various national and international conferences.

As a research lead for the Exeter Knee Reconstruction Unit, he coordinates research projects in the department and has been a principle / chief investigator of various research projects. He is involved in multicentre international trials including that of cartilage transplantation. His research area not only includes the clinical outcomes of various surgical treatments but also the cellular and molecular effect of various treatment modalities on the knee joint and biomechanics of fixation devices. With his strong research background, he has authored a large number (over 50) of peer review publications, review articles and a book chapter.

 

Andy Metcalfe

Andy Metcalfe is an associate professor of trauma and orthopaedics…

… at the Warwick Clinical Trials Unit and consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire.

He graduated from the University of Sheffield and did his surgical training on the Welsh rotation. He did fellowships in knee surgery at the Avon Orthopaedic Centre in Bristol, followed by the North Sydney Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre in Australia. His clinical practice is in knee surgery.

His research includes clinical trials in orthopaedics, patello-femoral instability and arthroplasty, ligament and cartilage injuries, knee arthroplasty and osteoarthritis. He also has an interest in novel approaches to improve RCT’s of surgical interventions. He co-leads the Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, Trauma Orthopaedics and Physiotherapy team. He completed his PhD with the Arthritis Research UK Biomechanics and Bioengineering Centre in Cardiff on biomechanics of gait before and after knee replacement.

Andy maintains an interest in training and teaching and leads the Integrated Clinical Academic Training programme for orthopaedics in the deanery. He is a keen football fan and an enthusiastic (but unskilled) player, and has two young children who keep him active.

 

Andrew Miller

Mr Andrew Miller is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon who has undertaken the..

…the prestigious Bristol Advanced Hip fellowship and was nationally selected as the TIG Major Trauma fellow to work alongside the military in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham. He was also honored to be selected as the OTA Traveling fellow to work in Tampa, USA where he worked alongside leading American trauma surgeons and trained in robotic joint replacement surgery.

He runs the “early arthritis research unit” and is an honorary clinic lecturer at Cardiff University where he undertook his doctorate in the Bio-medical and Bio-engineering Institute. He has a specialist research interest in novel injectable drugs that can be used to prevent or slow the development of arthritis such as PRP, hydrogels and DMOADs.

Mr Miller has published papers on the benefit of partial knee replacements and potential therapeutic drug targets to prevent arthritis in addition to editing revision textbooks for doctors in training.

Adam Nelson

Adam Nelson, Knee Extended Scope Practitioner and Researcher, B.Sc (Hons), PgD…

…MCSP, HCPC registered. Qualified in 2005 from the University of Southampton Adam has spent most of his career specialising in orthopaedics and musculoskeletal physiotherapy. Adam has had a wide range of experience working for several NHS hospital trusts, as well as providing physiotherapy to the academy football teams at Portsmouth FC. He is currently working as an extended scope practitioner at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Trust within the orthopaedic knee team. Adam has continued his education through post graduate studies, achieving a PgD in diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound through Bournemouth University and has recently completed his injection training via Plymouth University. Adam has a specialist interest in treating knee and shoulder problems and is a keen advocate of a holistic approach to health and wellbeing.

Nick Nicolaou

Nick is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon who practices at Sheffield Children’s…

…Hospital. He trained on the South-East Thames Orthopaedic Circuit and completed Fellowship training at Sheffield Children’s, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital and Great Ormond Street Hospital as well as completing a travelling fellowship at Inselspital, Berne in Switzerland prior to becoming a Consultant in 2011.

His clinical interest is the paediatric knee. He is chair of the European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society (EPOS) Sports Study group, a board member at large for the British Society for Children’s Orthopaedics (BSCOS) and the British Patellofemoral Society (BPFS) and Honorary Secretary for the British Orthopaedic Sports Trauma and Arthroscopy Association (BOSTAA).

He is the chair of the current BASK/BSCOS steering committee on paediatric patella instability and also chair for the previous soft tissue knee pathology in children national guidance document.
He is the co-convener of the International Kid’s Knee Conference which has run biannually since 2019 in Sheffield.

Sam Oussedik

Sam Oussedik is a consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon with an NHS…

… practice at University College Hospital London. He sees private patients at The Wellington Hospital, the Princess Grace Hospital, the Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health and the Lister Hospital in Chelsea. He specialises in knee surgery for both sports injuries and degenerative conditions, as well as all forms of trauma surgery.

Having spent a large proportion of his post-graduate training in the field of knee surgery, Mr Oussedik went on to spend 1 year at the Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney as Knee Fellow. During this time he was able to gain highly specialised experience in all aspects of knee and lower limb surgery, specifically focusing on the latest techniques for joint replacements and knee reconstruction following sports injuries.

He now specialises in all forms of knee surgery. This includes ligament reconstruction, such as anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; multiligament knee reconstruction, meniscal surgery; cartilage surgery including cartilage restoration treatments; joint preservation through osteotomy; patellofemoral stabilisation (kneecap stabilisation) including trochleoplasty; partial joint replacement; total joint replacement; navigation assisted joint replacement. With such an array of available treatment modalities, Mr Oussedik ensures that the treatment is tailored to the individual patient’s needs.

Mr Oussedik has co-edited 2 books on knee replacement and pursues research in methods to improve patient outcomes following knee replacement surgery. He accepts complex tertiary referrals for both native joint and previously replaced knee joint problems.

 

Jonathan Phillips

Jonathan works at the Exeter Knee Reconstruction Unit at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital…

specialising in knee arthroplasty and knee revision surgery, as well as general trauma. He is the Revision Knee Network lead for the South West Peninsula and is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Exeter.

He has been a member of the ODEP and Beyond Compliance committees since 2015, and he is a member of both the BASK Primary and Revision Knee Working Groups. He is regularly involved in teaching (including being AO faculty and regularly teaching on FRCS and industry courses). He is on the editorial board of the BJ360 journal and is the South West regional clinical coordinator for the NJR.

His research portfolio includes exploring patient outcomes after knee surgery, pain, robotics, revision surgery and infection, and with the team at Exeter he is involved in a number of ongoing RCTs in primary and revision knee surgery.

During training, he completed a Master’s Degree in Sports Medicine and volunteered as a medic for the athletics competition at the London 2012 Olympics.

Claire Robertson

Ms Claire Robertson is a Consultant Physiotherapist and knee specialist…

…at Fortius Clinic, London. She runs a specialist patellofemoral clinic, working closely with clinicians to ensure patients are getting the very best treatment for their knee injury and to help them overcome their knee pain.

Claire is also the Consultant Physiotherapist for the Warren Smith Ski Academy and runs her own post-graduate course on patellofemoral problems for physiotherapists.

Claire qualified in 1994 with a BSc(Hons) in Physiotherapy, before going on to obtain her MSc Physiotherapy in 2003, and PGCE in 2006. Claire has worked across the public, academia and private sectors.

She has lectured internationally and has had many research papers and editorials published in leading peer-reviewed journals. In 2012, Claire was awarded a research grant by the Physiotherapy Research Foundation to investigate the meaning of crepitus to patients with patella femoral pain syndrome. She is also a reviewer herself for the Physiotherapy Research International and Physiotherapy journals.

 

Alasdair Santini

Alasdair Santini is a Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedics at Liverpool University…

…Hospitals FT where he specialises primary and revision knee arthroplasty, arthroscopic surgery to the knee and hip arthroplasty. He lives in Cheshire and is married with three sons.

He was educated at The Edinburgh Academy and then at The University of Sheffield. He is a fellow of both the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and the Royal College of Surgeons of England. His higher training in orthopaedics was on the Mersey Orthopaedic Rotation and involved a year at Wrightington Hospital and a Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow sponsored travelling fellowship to visit Dr Leo Whiteside in St Louis, USA.

He is the current Treasurer for BASK as well as the President of the Grosvenor Orthopaedic Club and Managing Partner of the Bone and Joint Centre. He is an honorary clinical lecturer at The University of Liverpool and has a number of peer reviewed publications.

Alasdair Santini was a keen fencer, having been captain of The University of Sheffield  team but currently keeps fit by skiing and coaching junior rugby. He is a lifetime ticket holder of seats at Murrayfield so he can follow Scotland’s rugby internationals.

James Smith

James Smith is a consultant surgeon practicing in Bristol, who specialises in…

…complex lower limb trauma and knee surgery.

He completed his training on the highly regarded Severn Deanery rotation, prior to competing further fellowships in Calgary, Canada, and Oswestry, UK.

His practice comprises the treatment of all knee conditions, and he has a high volume practice in treating patellofemoral disorders, receiving referrals from across the UK.

Martyn Snow

Professor Snow is a consultant knee and shoulder surgeon at The Royal Orthopaedic…

… Hospital in Birmingham and the RJAH Orthopaedic Hospital in Oswestry, which are 2 of only 5 purely Orthopaedic Hospitals in the country. 

He graduated from Edinburgh University and undertook Registrar training in the Manchester region. After completion of UK training he spent 18 months on fellowship in North America. 

In 2008 he was awarded the British Elbow and Shoulder Society North American traveling fellowship, visiting some of the world’s foremost shoulder surgeons in major centres such as New York, Los Angeles, San Antonio and Houston. In 2018 he was awarded the European Society of Sports Traumatology Knee surgery and Arthroscopy APKASS travelling fellowship visiting centres in Sydney, Melbourne, Singapore, Hong Kong and Thailand. 

Professor Snow is an invited faculty member on courses and meetings across the globe, teaching surgeons the latest techniques in arthroscopic surgery. He has over 70 scientific publications in various international medical journals and has written 6 book chapters on knee and shoulder injuries. He has presented over 100 papers and his current grant awards are in excess of £3M.

Professor Snow has particular expertise in cartilage repair and is a committee member of the International Cartilage Repair Society. He treats all aspects of cartilage injuries using the full spectrum of cartilage regeneration techniques including Osteochondral Allograft and Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation.

 

Tim Spalding

Tim Spalding is a specialist knee surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic and the Midlands…

… at Warwickshire Nuffield Hospital. His focus is on ligament reconstruction and knee preservation covering meniscal repair and meniscal transplantation, articular cartilage repair, osteotomy, and novel Ortho-Biologics. He also works in London at Cleveland Clinic London where he is part of a team of expert orthopaedic surgeons.

He spent the first part of his career with the Royal Navy, becoming consultant in 1995. Specialist training was in Oxford with subsequent fellowship in Toronto. He joined University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust in 2000, where he set up meniscal transplantation and lead a well-respected fellowship program before leaving in 2021. Research work continues with the Coventry knee team.

He has pioneered several new techniques and currently has over 100 publications and 12 book chapters. He leads the UK National Ligament Registry for ACL surgery. Internationally, he is past-president of the ACL Study Group, and co-leads the European Allograft Initiative and the ICRS Cartilage Foundation.

Andrew Toms

Professor Toms specialises in surgery of the knee, particularly complex primary…

… total knee replacement and revision knee surgery. He is currently Clinical Director and Academic Lead for the Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre and NIHR lead for the SW. He Chairs the Revision Knee Working Group for BASK, sits on the NJR editorial board, the Bone and Joint Infection Registry steering group and the Royal College of Surgeons Robotic Advisory Group for MSK. Major research interests include pain post TKR, periprosthetic joint infection, robotics and alignment in TKR.

Cameron Tudor

Cameron began his physiotherapy journey at La Trobe University in Melbourne, graduating…

…in 1996 with a passion for understanding why knees hurt. He worked across a broad range of clinical settings in both Australia and the UK before establishing West London Physiotherapy in Kensington in 2007.

Across three decades, Cameron has worked with everyone from elite athletes to everyday runners, cyclists, and gym-goers simply trying to stay active. He maintains his clinical focus on knee pain and injury, and also sits on the board of the Musculoskeletal Partners Network, where he contributes to improving the quality and consistency of MSK care across the sector.

Helen Vint

Helen is a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at Northumbria Healthcare….

…in the Northeast of England. She performs trauma surgery and has an elective practice that focuses exclusively on knee surgery.
She is experienced in cartilage, meniscal and ligament injury repair and reconstruction, osteotomy, realignment and stabilisation surgery and the management of early and advanced osteoarthritis including partial and total knee replacement. She aims to help patients to preserve their native knee joint where advisable. Helen has a particular interest in treating patellofemoral conditions and adolescent knee problems. She is also a keen trainer for orthopaedic trainees and fellows.
She graduated from Newcastle University Medical School in 2008 and went on to specialist trauma and orthopaedic surgery training in the Northern Deanery and then two years of knee surgery sub-specialist fellowship training in Bristol and Coventry. Her fellowship training encompassed all aspects of knee surgery with a focus on advanced techniques for recurrent kneecap instability, trochleoplasty, osteochondral transplantation and meniscus transplantation.

Sandy Park Conference Centre, Exeter

The 2026 meeting will be held at Sandy Park, one of the largest and most versatile conference venues in the South West

Sandy Park Conference & Banqueting Centre
Sandy Park Way
Exeter
Devon
EX2 7NN

Car parks are located on site. There is also a Courtyard by Marriott located next to the venue 

Venue Highlights

Sandy Park is one of the largest and most versatile conference venues in the South West. 

It offers unrivalled organisational support and first-class conferencing facilities and meeting rooms, all conveniently situated by Junction 30 of the M5 and within easy reach of Exeter’s train station.

Venue Location

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Postcode for the venue is EX2 7NN

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Exeter’s two main rail stations, Exeter St David’s and Exeter Central are located approximately 5 miles from Sandy Park. Taxis are available at both stations with an approximate journey time of 15 minutes.

Great Western Railway are offering up to 80% off standard return rail tickets for any conference delegates heading to an event at Sandy Park. Once your conference booking is confirmed, simply head to the GWR link HERE, type in your travel date and the discount will be added to the ticket quote accordingly.

Sandy Park is located only 10 minutes away from Exeter Airport

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Exhibitor Opportunities
  • There are a range of exciting opportunities to get your name in front of key decision makers
  • Breakout Sessions
  • Exhibition stand space
  • Logo to appear on all promotional branding
  • Logo and company profile in the conference program
  • Advert to appear in delegate book
  • Introduction video at the beginning of a session
  • Promotional advert in the exhibition and catering area
  • List of attendees prior to the meeting