
Mark Farndon @yorfac
@feet2knees
Specialist Orthopaedic Surgeon. Foot / Ankle / Knee / Minimally invasive / Arthroscopy / Joint replacement / Sports injuries. HDFT / BMI Duchy / Nuffield Leeds.
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Robotic #TKA was longer and costlier than manual for experienced surgeons, without clinically significant differences in LOS or complications. WomenInArthroplasty Kim Tucker, MD, FAAHKS, FAAOS Brock Howell MD, FAAOS Kevin Weisz, MD BridgePlate2Nowhere Peter Gold MD Jenna Bernstein arthroplastyjournal.org/article/S0883-…



Naan Derthaal, DO, FAAOS PRP may be the best example of everything that is wrong with medicine

Deborah Eastwood BOA Yes. Sadly Corin Group TAR is on its way. No clinical concerns. We’ve used it Harrogate NHS FT for more than a decade with good results. MDR is a nightmare, not just for existing products. Will also stifle innovation for many years.


Fantastic meeting European Foot & Ankle Society in Edinburgh this week. A great opportunity to represent Harrogate NHS FT and iMBE @ Leeds and present work undertaken with Dr Ahranee Canden @ClaireBrockett looking at lab testing of chondral repair constructs supported by Joint Operations Jim Carr


Talking about #AMIC #chondragide #Geistlich European Foot & Ankle Society in Edinburgh this week with Markus Walther & Manfred Thomas. Joint Operations Jim Carr


Talking about #MIS European Foot & Ankle Society in Edinburgh this week ArthrexUK Arthrex MedEd with John McKinley and Manuel Sousa. #nanoscope can be a very useful tool in our arthroscopic armamentarium.


Does size matter? Compression testing & contact mechanics of differing talar defect dimensions. Poster presentation European Foot & Ankle Society in Edinburgh. More collaborative work with iMBE @ Leeds Dr Ahranee Canden @ClaireBrockett Jim Carr Joint Operations


As I said yesterday, *please* talk to me & colleagues at BMA Pensions Committee The NHS is IMHO at serious risk of collapse. We urgently, more than ever before, need the *right* solutions #FixTheFinanceAct #FixNegativePIAs #TaxUnregistered #FULLMandatedRecycling Pls RT if agree

Great comment from former pensions minister Baroness Ros Altmann in todaty's debate following @DaviesofBrixton question "Could I urge my noble friend to go back to the department and look again at the tinkering that has happened for the NHS pension scheme, which is not going to


This graph is pretty shocking. Link between LTA and early retirement of GPs. Could be fixed by Jeremy Hunt and Rishi Sunak and Steve Barclay

Gr8day oxfordkneegroup Knee Specialists Uni meeting. Massive variation UK uni use. Will be challenge 2train NxtGen 2meet NICE guidance & offer pts choice of Uni/TKA. West Suffolk NHS FT 🏳️🌈 4th highest proportion Mark Bowditch Nick London Nannypod BOA #orthotwitter


Harrogate NHS FT 3rd highest usage of partial knee replacement in the NHS in the UK.

Nursing colleagues should read this thread by Dr Tony Goldstone about disparity between HMG perception of possible nursing pensions and likely actual reality of nursing pensions. These issues potentially face all professions in the NHS.

Yorkshire F&A Clinic @feet2knees Harrogate NHS FT By proportion of primary knee replacement yes 👏 well done!

Sad. My penultimate Corin Group Zenith ankle replacement last week. My last one next week. #MDR is having a big impact on implants & industry. Used correctly the Zenith is a very good implant. See here varus OA. 2 yrs out. With consent.


Merry Christmas from the theatres early shift! HDFTdaysurgeryward/theatres #teamtheatres #MerryChristmas #NHS
