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Mr Damian Clark

Knee surgeon

MSc FRCS FEBOT MD

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.

He brings a current and informed approach to every case.

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Curriculum vitae

Education

Education

  • Bristol University, 2013–2018
  • Calgary University (Fellowship), 2016
  • University of Swansea, 2008–2010
  • King’s College London, 1997–2002
  • Clifton College Bristol, 1991–1996
  • St. Michael’s School, St. Louis, 1988–1990
  • British School of Rio de Janeiro, 1982–1988
Qualifications

Qualifications

  • ATLS Provider, Resuscitation Council, 2015
  • FEBOT, Fellow of the European Board of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 2012
  • FRCS, Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2012
  • MSc Trauma Surgery Swansea University, 2012
  • MBBS King’s College London, Medical and Surgical Bachelors, 2003
  • FCNS King’s College London (Pre-medical), 1998
Positions

Positions

  • Treasurer, British Patellofemoral Society, UK
  • Orthopaedic Surgeon, Spire Hospital, Bristol
  • Orthopaedic Surgeon, Nuffield Hospital, Bristol
  • Orthopaedic Surgeon, Circle Hospital, Bath
Awards

Awards

  • Norman Schachar Research Award, 1st place, University of Calgary, 2017
  • Norman Schachar Research Award, 3rd place, University of Calgary, 2017
  • BASK (British Association of Surgery of the Knee) Essay Prize, 2016
  • British Elbow and Shoulder Society Meeting, Best Poster, 2012
  • Presentation Prize, Severn Deanery Registrar’s Presentation Day, 2012
  • Above and Beyond Charity Research Prize, Patellar Arthroplasty Research, 2009
  • Best F1 Teacher Nominee, Foundation Programme Director, BRI, 2008
  • Swansea University, MSc Trauma Surgery Academic Bursary £1500, 2008
  • Special Study Module Merit Endocrinology, King’s College London, 2001
Publications

Publications

  1. Clark D, Amirfeyz R, McCann P, Bhatia R. Extensor carpi radialis longus avulsion. A literature review and case report. Hand Surgery. Vol 3 2008. PMID: 19378365
  2. Clark D, Astle L, Monsell F, Livingstone J. The bicipital aponeurosis may be involved in arterial compromise following supracondylar fracture. J Orthop Trauma. 2009 Nov–Dec;23(10):731–3. PMID: 19858982. Impact factor 1.80
  3. Atwal NS, Clark DA, Amirfeyz R, Bhatia R. Salvage of a failed Sauve-Kapandji procedure using a total distal radio-ulnar joint replacement. Hand Surg. 2010;15(2):119–22. PMID: 20672401
  4. Walton M, Clark D, Bhatia R. Is the abductor digiti minimi cord in Dupuytren’s disease of the little finger associated with a worse prognosis than pretendinous disease? Hand Surg. 2009;14(2–3):89–92. PMID: 20135734
  5. Amirfeyz R, Clark D, Parsons B, Melotti R, Bhatia R, Leslie I, Bannister G. Clinical tests for carpal tunnel syndrome in contemporary practice. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2010 Aug 6. PMID: 20690027. Impact factor 1.60
  6. Jones RE, McCann PA, Clark DA, Sarangi P Upper limb deep vein thrombosis: a potentially fatal complication of a clavicle fracture. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2010 Jul;92(5):W36–8. Epub 2010 Jun 7.PMID: 20529480. Impact factor 1.27
  7. Amirfeyz, Clark, Quick, Blewitt. Newcastle approach to the elbow, a cadaveric study. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2010 Nov 11. PMID: 21069365. Impact factor 1.60
  8. Clark, Amirfeyz, Leslie, Banister. ‘Often atypical? The distribution of sensory disturbance in carpal tunnel syndrome’. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2011 Sep;93(6):470–3. PMID: 21929918. Impact factor 1.27
  9. Argyropoulos M, Clark D, Harvie P. Bilateral Talar Avulsion Fractures Secondary to Seizure: A Case Report. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2011 Dec 22. PMID: 22197281
  10. Barnett AJ, Howells NR, Burston BJ, Ansari A, Clark D, Eldridge JD. Radiographic landmarks for tunnel placement in reconstruction of the medial patellofemoral ligament. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2012 Jan. PMID: 22246545. Impact factor 3.05
  11. Clark D, Mandalia V, Hughes A, Mitchell S, Bhattacharjee A, Eldridge J. Patella tendon length after patella arthroplasty. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2012 Feb;132(2):179–83. Epub 2011 Nov 1. PMID: 22042087. Impact factor 1.80
  12. Hughes A. Clark D, Blewitt N, Amirfeyz R. A new technique for cementation of the humeral component in elbow arthroplasty: A cadaveric study. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2011Apr;20(3):10–4. PMID:21324717. Impact Factor 2.29
  13. Gardner R, Yousri T, Holmes F, Clark D, Pollintine P, Miles AW, Jackson M. Stabilisation of the syndesmosis in the Maisonneuve fracture—A biomechanical study comparing two-hole locking plate and quadricortical screw fixation. Orthop Trauma. 2012 May 10. PMID: 22576647 Impact factor 1.80
  14. Clark D, Uphadyay N, Gillespie G, Wakeley C, Eldridge J. The correct rotation of the femoral component in patellofemoral replacement: a simple and precise technique. JBJS (Br) Dec 2012 PMID: 23188904. Impact factor 3.31
  15. Lancaster S, Clark D, Redpath Y, Hughes D, Crowther M, Lewis S. Blockade of the suprascapular nerve: a radiological and cadaveric study comparing landmark and ultrasound-guided blocking techniques. Shoulder & Elbow vol 5, issue 3, pg 173–177 Jul 2013
  16. Lancaster S, Smith G, Ogunleye O, Clark D, Packham I. ‘Proximity of axillary nerve during cortical button repair of pectoralis major tendon rupture’. Shoulder & Elbow 2014 vol 6 iss 1 pgs 29–34
  17. McCann PA, Smith GC, Clark D, Amirfeyz R. The tricipital aponeurosis–a reliable soft tissue landmark for humeral plating. Hand Surg. 2015;20(1):53–8. PMID: 25609275
  18. Hughes A, Clark D, Carlino W, Gosling O, Spencer RF. Capsule repair may reduce dislocation following hip hemi-arthroplasty through a direct lateral approach. BJJ. Jan 2015. PMID: 25568428. Impact factor 1.96
  19. Metcalfe A, Clark D, Kemp M, Eldridge J. The Bristol Experience of the Bereiter Trochleoplasty: Indications and Technique. Op Tech Spor Med. Vol 23, (2), 2015;123–128. Impact factor 0.2
  20. Clark D, Simpson D, Eldridge J, Colborne B. Patellar instability and quadriceps avoidance affects walking knee moments. The knee. Knee. 2016 Jan;23(1):78–84. Impact factor: 1.94
  21. Conchie H, Clark D, Metcalfe A, Eldridge J, Whitehouse M. Adolescent knee pain and patellar dislocations are associated with patellofemoral osteoarthritis in adulthood: A case control study. Knee. 2016 Aug;23(4):708–11
  22. Clark D, Metcalfe A, Mandalia V, Wogan, C, Eldridge J. Current Concepts Review: Adolescent Patella Instability. Challenges and Management Options. BJJ. Bone Joint J 2017;99-B:159–70. PMID: 28148656
  23. Clark D, Walmsley K, Schranz P, Mandalia V. Tibia Tuberosity transfer in Combination with Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction. Surgical Technique. Arthroscopy. 2017 Jun; 6(3): e591–e597. PMID: 28706804

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