Volume 13 | Issue 02 | June 2025 | The Journal of the British Orthopaedic Association | boa.ac.uk
Journal of
Trauma and
Orthopaedics
The MEASURE study:
Evaluating surgical hubs
for orthopaedic surgery p16
Hip resurfacing:
Where are we
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Synergistic paradigms in
orthopaedic surgery: Enhancing
practice through peer support p24
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3 From the Execu�ve Editor
Amar Rangan
5 From the President
Mark Bowditch
6-7 BOA Latest News
13 News: Conference Listing 2025
16 Features:
The MEASURE study:
Evaluating surgical hubs for
orthopaedic surgery
Peter Sivey, Joy Adamson, Adriana
Castelli and Karen Glerum-Brooks
20 Features:
What is EFORT and does it matter
to me?
David Limb
24 Features:
Synergistic paradigms in
orthopaedic surgery: Enhancing
practice through peer support
Deiary Kader and Philip Mitchell
28 Features:
The double-edged sword: Merits
and challenges of social media in
orthopaedic surgery practice
Mohamed Hashem, Hatem Hussein,
Mohamed Wahb and Tamer Kamal
32 Features:
Schools engagement will
improve future equality and
diversity in orthopaedics
Emily Schenk, Rebecca Maggs,
Ryan Moffat, Joanna Maggs
and Marieta Franklin
35 Features:
Raising the bar in orthopaedic
training: Perspectives from a
final year medical student
Matthew Bellamy
38 Trainee:
Arthroplasty training and the
independent sector – learning
from ophthalmology
Oliver Townsend
42 International:
Trauma in rural Kenya
James Allen, Erick Bwengi,
Nathanael Ahearn, Samuel Ndanya
and Christoph McAllen
47 Medico-Legal:
BOA Medico-Legal Committee update
Sameer Singh
48 Subspecialty:
Advances in hip surgery:
Preservation, resurfacing, and
the rise of revision networks
Dominic Meek
50 Subspecialty:
The growth and future of hip
preservation surgery
Ryan McWilliams and Vikas Khanduja
54 Subspecialty:
Hip resurfacing: Where are we
in 2025?
Amy Firth and Andrew Manktelow
57 Subspecialty:
Revision hip networks
Matt Wilson, Anil Gambhir,
Tim Board and Michael Whitehouse
60 In Memoriam:
Michael Watson (1941 - 2024)
Paul Gallagher (1941 - 2025)
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Contents
Volume 08 | Issue 04 | December 2020 | The Journal of the British Orthopaedic Association | boa.ac.uk
Journal of
Trauma and
Orthopaedics
2020 NICE Guidelines:
key recommendations p22
Amputation in the context
of tumour or infection p57
Virtual Learning –
Moving Forward p38
Volume 08 | Issue 03 | September 2020 | The Journal of the British Orthopaedic Association | boa.ac.uk
Journal of
Trauma and
Orthopaedics
Rib fracture
management in
the older adult p54
FFN UK -
Orthogeriatric
medicine p52
Reflections of a
Training Programme
Director p28
Don’t let a fracture
obscure the bigger picture
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Journal of
Trauma and
Orthopaedics
Non-accidental injury in
children during COVID-19 p14
Training in orthopaedics:
The show must go on p12
COVID-19: My experience
of testing positive p16
Volume 08 | Issue 01 | March 2020 | The Journal of the British Orthopaedic Association | boa.ac.uk
Journal of
Trauma and
Orthopaedics
*From the
editor p03
Improving the undergraduate
T&O experience p32
NOA – Improving quality
in orthopaedic care p29
A Surgical
Day Begins
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containing interesting articles on
various themes, a subspeciality
section and a medico-legal section.
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Orthopaedics
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2. Parvizi J, Shohat N, Gehrke T. Prevention of periprosthetic joint infection: new guidelines. Bone Joint J. 2017;99-B(4 Supple B):3-10. doi:10.1302/0301-620X.99B4.BJJ-2016-1212.R1 I 3. Sanz-Ruiz P, Berberich C. Infection Risk-Adjusted Antibiotic
Prophylaxis Strategies in Arthroplasty: Short Review of Evidence and Experiences of a Tertiary Center in Spain. Orthop Res Rev. 2020;12:89-96. doi:10.2147/ORR.S256211 I 4. Sprowson AP, Jensen C, Chambers S, et al. The use of high-dose dual-
impregnated antibiotic-laden cement with hemiarthroplasty for the treatment of a fracture of the hip: The Fractured Hip Infection trial. Bone Joint J. 2016;98-B(11):1534-1541. doi:10.1302/0301-620X.98B11.34693 I 5. Sanz-Ruiz P, Matas-Diez JA,
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From the Executive Editor
Amar Rangan
alent acquisi�on, training opportuni�es, and the working
environment are the three pillars for any organisa�on to �ourish.
They are par�cularly per�nent at this crucial �me for our
specialty, which faces many challenges. The na�onal medical
training review that is currently under way creates an opportunity
to enhance trauma and orthopaedic training alongside other na�onal medical
training pathways. I would like to draw your a�en�on to the features in this
issue of JTO that focus on these key aspects – these include ini�a�ves to
engage the future genera�on early in schools (Emily Schenk and co-authors),
a perspec�ve on orthopaedic training from a �nal year medical student
(Ma�hew Bellamy), current challenges with training in the independent sector
(Oliver Townsend), and enhancing prac�ce through peer support (Deiary
Kader and Philip Mitchell).
Dominic Meek, as the guest editor for the subspecialty sec�on, provides
his engaging commentary on advances in hip surgery in the subspecialty sec�on
that cover hip preserva�on (Ryan McWilliams and Vikas Khanduja), resurfacing
(Amy Firth and Andrew Manktelow), and revision networks (Ma� Wilson et
al.). I would like to say a special thanks to Mehak Kakwani, an orthopaedic FY2
working in Sunderland, who has con�nued our ar�s�c theme by highligh�ng
the mul�faceted talents of our trainees. The front cover cleverly incorporates
the hip subspecialty theme in an unexpected and imagina�ve way!
The surgical hubs programme, led by GIRFT, is likely to be crucial in
tackling the unprecedented pressures on surgical wai�ng lists in orthopaedics
and other surgical special�es. In order to conduct an objec�ve appraisal of
its bene�ts, the Na�onal Ins�tute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has
commissioned an independent evalua�on of the surgical hubs programme
called the MEASURE study. Peter Sivey and colleagues outline the purpose
and the methods being used in the study, and the opportuni�es to get involved.
Interna�onal engagement by the T&O community remains strong.
David Limb provides an interes�ng overview of the history, evolu�on, and
current strengths of EFORT. Of par�cular note is that the EFORT Board has
always had a BOA representa�ve, and four of its Presidents have been from
the UK. James Allen and co-authors report on one of the biannual FHA trips
to Nyabondo Medical Centre in Kenya, highligh�ng the challenges around the
complex, resource-limited care required.
The merits and challenges of using social media in orthopaedic surgery
prac�ce (Mohamed Hashem et al.), and the BOA Medico-legal Commi�ee
update provide addi�onal dimensions to the features in this issue.
I wish you all an enjoyable summer and hope you will take the �me to rest
and refresh over the summer holidays! n
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BOA Executive
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Amar Rangan (Vice President Elect)
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Hiro Tanaka (Honorary Secretary)
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Ian McNab (Honorary Treasurer)
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Ian McNab (Honorary Treasurer)
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’ll be in Vancouver for the COA when this is published and I’m wondering if BC will be any greener than my rather parched garden in Su�olk.
June is a busy month for BOA presiden�al representa�ve work, with three mee�ngs in North America and then three days as guest na�on
at the Chinese OA. I will have no idea what �me zone I’m in. Nevertheless, I will be ‘singing for my supper’ with an interes�ng ‘Skinny jeans’
lecture in Canada on “Innova�ons or opera�ons that should be consigned to the drawer never to be pulled out again, just like skinny jeans”.
In China, their theme is ‘Innova�on and Transla�on’. I’ve been asked to describe how we do things in the UK which prompted some re�ec�on.
This week I was at the Houses of Parliament suppor�ng our industry partners and discussing with MPs and Peers regulatory barriers and
concerns in the UK’s health-tech devices industry. The UKCA (new CE mark) changes and MHRA capacity and pathway challenges have made the
UK una�rac�ve and uneconomic. This risks stalling innova�on and removing proven products that companies won’t wish to re-cer�fy just for a
small market. We should be an innova�on accelerator. We are global leaders in pragma�c clinical trials and
outcomes with, NHS networks and some of the largest, most complete post market surveillance registries
– just look at 20years of the NJR! Innova�on must be linked to robust outcome trials for safe adop�on.
The new Medical Devices Outcomes Registry (MDOR) could link many of these but only if it is
supported and resourced in full, something else the BOA has been lobbying on.
Thinking back to Canada, I recently spoke with a past BOA President about his career.
He ‘went to Canada’ and learnt a fascina�ng technique called ‘arthroscopy’. When he tried to
implement it at home, he was banished by senior colleagues to a co�age hospital and reported to
the GMC! Fortunately, the GMC decided it was ‘innova�on’ and not harmful and the rest is history.
This brings me to communica�on and team working. We recently had a BOA Council
mee�ng – a tough day full of varied and valid opinions – but we worked together, towards shared
goals. ‘What a team’ of commi�ed hard-working colleagues doing things for the common good,
able to voice di�erences but move to a common agreed posi�on.
Teamwork in departments is essen�al to everyday T&O care. For the most part, many do
this well, crea�ng a great place to work, where pa�ents receive great care, trainees love coming,
and recruitment is never a problem. In a few places it’s a struggle, quickly becoming more
entrenched, resul�ng in a vicious cycle with the reverse of the above and people start qui�ng.
Now there are di�erent types of qui�ng. Loud or quiet. Loud is the throwing the towel
in and leaving, but more common across the NHS post pandemic is the so-called ‘quiet’ qui�ng.
This is the op�ng out of tasks beyond assigned du�es/ being less invested in the wider department
work. I’ve certainly witnessed this through the lack of volunteers for the various commi�ees/leads
that a department needs just to �ck over day-to-day. This is perhaps a sign of dissa�sfac�on or feeling
undervalued, but disengagement and disinterest leads to poor pa�ent care and unhappy places of work.
Clinical leads and directors have di�cult roles and can’t do it all alone, so recognise it early and
work together in a collegiate manner. For current or aspiring CDs — note our free leadership course
in Edinburgh on 7th July, building on the BODS network. Good leadership sets the framework for
high-quality care and a happy workplace.
Specialist society conferences are in full swing with engagement and educa�on
abundant for all to see. The BOA Execu�ve has been migh�ly impressed with those we
have a�ended, the synergy and partnership of our work is very clear. The gender
and ethnic diversity of presenters and panels was inspiring. The recent united
condemna�on from us all to The Times’ sugges�on that orthopaedics is
for those of male gender was appropriately rapid and consistent.
Whilst it’s true that we s�ll haven’t reached balanced gender
numbers at consultant level yet, the interest at BOMSA,
progress in BOTA, and early years Consultant numbers
show an encouraging trend.
Workforce data is always crucial and as T&O
are the largest (and in my opinion, the most important)
group of surgeons, please look out for the combined
RCSs workforce survey: www.rcseng.ac.uk/standards-
and-research/surgical-workforce-census.
Finally, whilst I’m praying for rain in Su�olk to
restore our green and pleasant land, I hope you enjoy
good weather and have �me to recharge with friends
and family this summer. n
From the President
“Home-thoughts, from Abroad”
– Robert Browning
Mark Bowditch
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Latest News
2025 Medical Student
Elective Bursary
The BOA is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025
Medical Student Elec�ve Bursaries. Congratula�ons to the bursary
winners: Na�sa Zilani, Zhen Ming Jeremy Ng and Lucy Harriss.
t Na�sa Zilani: “I love orthopaedics
because of its perfect blend of hands-on
problem solving, immediate pa�ent impact
and technical mastery of specialised tools
and anatomy. I �nd the energy of being in
a theatre exhilara�ng and can’t wait to feel
that same adrenaline in opera�ng rooms
across the world. Thanks to the incredible
mentors who saw my enthusiasm and
nurtured it (and con�nue to do so). This
bursary symbolises the passing of their
surgical mallet, a tool towards my next
step forward as a future surgeon.”
t Zhen Ming Jeremy Ng: “I applied for
the BOA elec�ve bursary to explore my
passion for orthopaedics beyond borders.
I’m especially excited to experience how
technology like AI and robo�cs is shaping
surgical training. As an aspiring T&O
surgeon with a strong interest in MedTech
and MedEd, this opportunity will inspire
the kind of clinician-scien�st and educator
I hope to become.”
t Lucy Harriss: “I’m incredibly grateful
to receive the BOA bursary, which
allows me to travel to Malawi for a
four-week surgical elec�ve at Beit-Cure
Interna�onal Hospital. This experience
will deepen my passion for paediatric
orthopaedics, and I look forward to
learning and volunteering at such a
renowned hospital.”
The BOA runs a wide range of courses under the Educa�on
Commi�ee. These courses cater to the educa�onal needs of a wide
range of members and non-members at all stages of their careers.
Law of Orthopaedic Surgeons Course
The course covers topics of surgical relevance including consent,
clinical negligence, MPTS hearings and the GMC, court e�que�e,
coroner’s court, con�den�ality, data protec�on and messaging apps,
gross negligence manslaughter, and the pi�alls of social media.
The next Law Course is scheduled to take place on Friday
19th September at the BOA Annual Congress in Birmingham.
Full details can be found at www.boa.ac.uk/friday-law-course.
BOA Educational Courses
American-British-Canadian (ABC)
Travelling Fellowship
The BOA invites members to take part in the ‘American/Bri�sh/
Canadian’ tour of North America and Canada. Established in 1948, this
pres�gious �ve-week fellowship is open to applicants who have been
an appointed consultant for less than 10 complete years on 1st January
in the year of travel. Four BOA-nominated fellows will par�cipate
alongside one each from South Africa, New Zealand and Australia.
Applica�ons for the 2026 ABC Fellowship tour will open
in 2025. Further details can be found at www.boa.ac.uk/abc-
travelling-fellowship.
New BOA Standards (BOASts) and
Specialty Standards (SpecS) Published
We are pleased to announce the publica�on of a BOA Standard
(BOASts) on Assessment of the Spine in the Trauma Pa�ent.
This BOASt was jointly produced by the BOA and the
Bri�sh Associa�on of Spine Surgeons and can be viewed at
www.boa.ac.uk/assessment-of-the-spine-in-the-trauma-pa�ent.
BOASts are short standards documents that are produced by
BOA Clinical Standards Commi�ee. They are downloadable
from our website and can be printed for display in hospitals.
Addi�onally, we have published a Specialty Standard (SpecS)
on Management of End Stage Ankle Arthri�s. SpecS are
documents developed by Specialist Socie�es and o�er more
speci�c recommenda�ons that may not be applicable to
generalist prac�ce. This SpecS was jointly produced by the
BOA and Bri�sh Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (BOFAS)
and provides guidance for clinicians managing complex cases
within this subspecialty. View the SpecS at www.boa.ac.uk/
end-stage-ankle-arthri�s.
You can �nd a full list of BOASts and SpecS on the BOA
website at www.boa.ac.uk/BOASts.
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Latest News
BOA Shop Now Launched
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our brand-
new online shop! You can now browse and purchase
a range of high-quality, BOA and Joint Ac�on branded
merchandise — designed just for you.
From BOA �es and brooches to the latest Joint Ac�on
cycling and running jerseys, our collec�on lets you
show your support for the BOA and Joint Ac�on, the
orthopaedic research appeal of the BOA.
Visit the shop at www.boa.ac.uk/shop.
Research Fellowships
The BOA & Orthopaedic Research UK (ORUK) joint
research fellowship will be fully launched soon –
watch the BOA website and emails for more details.
This scheme will award two fellowships of up to £65k
for a project in any area of orthopaedics. Funding
will be available for salary (maximum £60k) or as a
s�pend at UKRI levels. BOA members at any trainee
grade and SAS surgeons are invited to apply. Further
informa�on at www.boa.ac.uk/research-fellowships.
2025 UK and Ireland In-Training
Examination (UKITE)
The dates for this year’s UKITE are 5th to 12th December 2025. The UKITE
is an online annual assessment that allows trainees of all grades to prac�ce
for Part 1 of the FRCS (Tr and Orth) examina�on, with similar forma�ed
ques�ons based on the UK and Ireland T&O Curriculum.
Registra�on will open from 1st August and further Informa�on is available on
the BOA website at www.boa.ac.uk/ukite.
Save the Date:
BOA Ortho Update Course 2026
– Saturday 10th January, Manchester
Following on from a very successful 2025 course, this one-day course will
give delegates the opportunity to access new understanding and support
prepara�on for the FRCS exam. We will provide the facility for delegates
to par�cipate in Case-Based Discussions (CBDs), Prac�cal Simula�on
sessions, FRCS Exams advice, and Clinical Examina�on sessions across a
range of cri�cal condi�on topics, delivered by expert clinicians. The BOA
Ortho Update Course will have a new loca�on in 2026, so keep your eyes
on the course website at www.boa.ac.uk/OrthoUpdate.
Registra�on for this course will open in June!
BOA Council Trustee and Honorary Treasurer Nominations
Nomina�ons for BOA Council Trustee and Honorary Treasurer posi�ons are now open and close on 31st July 2025. All BOA Vo�ng
Members are now able to stand as Trustee. The Honorary Treasurer should have experience in the management of �nancial a�airs and
must have previously been an elected Trustee who has completed one full term. We par�cularly welcome applica�ons that will increase
the diversity of the Council. For more informa�on on how to apply visit the BOA website.
T
he inaugural SAS Educa�onal Fellowship
allowed me to travel to the United States in
February and March 2024 to explore di�erent
philosophies behind technology-assisted
knee replacement surgery. The vast majority of knee
replacements in the US are now performed with some
form of technological naviga�on or robo�c assistance
and the varia�on is staggering!
I underwent an extensive job planning process
with my department to enable me to take �me away
from direct clinical du�es. The support of the BOA
award was instrumental in helping me to secure
addi�onal funding from my Trust’s educa�onal
budget, as well as to successfully apply for and obtain
interna�onal travel funding from the West Midlands
Deanery SAS professional development budget.
The majority of my �me was spent with Dr
John Keggi and his Orthopaedics New England team,
observing the use of the OMNIBo�cs system by Corin,
and learning from their decade-long journey since
its introduc�on into clinical prac�ce. This system is
unique in that it allows the planning and posi�oning
of prosthe�c components based on an individualised
ligament balancing assessment through the full range
of mo�on. I was privileged to be present for the launch
of the next genera�on Apollo Robo�c-Assisted Surgical
Pla�orm by Corin.
My interest in augmented reality technology led
me to spend an amazing week in the world-renowned
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, at the kind
invita�on of Dr Michael Taunton. I observed the use
of Arvis by Enovis,
an augmented reality
surgical guidance
pla�orm for joint
replacement.
I received a very
warm welcome and
enjoyed my �me with
three other expert
surgical teams, each
looking at di�erent
technological
advances as well
as being invited
to the trademark
6am Departmental
Conference.
Addi�onally,
I arranged day trips
to observe the most
advanced mixed
reality technology for
hip replacement –
HipInsight – hosted
by its inventor and owner, Dr Stephen Murphy. I also visited the
DICOM Director start-up, which is exploring innova�ve approaches
and further clinical applica�ons for such technology.
Finally, my trip would not have been complete had it not started
at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) Annual
Mee�ng and concluded with the Joint Arthroplasty Mountain Mee�ng
(JAMM). Both mee�ngs presented the latest advances, controversies
and discussions by leading experts in T&O. n
Yuri Kulikov
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BOA SAS educational travelling fellowship report
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