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UpgradeHis clinical interest is the knee and he treats the wholespectrum of non-arthritic pathology from cruciate, chondral and meniscalinjuries to congenital ligament deficiency and complex patellofemoral problems.
He is chair of the European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society(EPOS) Sports Study group, a board member at large for the British Society forChildren’s Orthopaedics (BSCOS) and the British Patellofemoral Society (BPFS)and Honorary Secretary for the British Orthopaedic Sports Trauma andArthroscopy Association (BOSTAA).
He is the chair of the current BASK/BSCOS steering committee on paediatricpatella instability and also chair for theprevious soft tissue knee pathology in children national guidance document,which aims to improve national standards of care (https://www.boa.ac.uk/resource/boast-management-of-anterior-cruciate-ligament-injury-in-the-skeletally-immature-patient.html).
He is the co-convener of the International Kid’s KneeConference which has run biannually since 2019 in Sheffield.
He has an active interest in research.
Qualifications & Fellowships
Funded Clinical Trials:
Co-Investigator: ACL STARR - Anterior Cruciate LigamentStratified Accelerated Repair or Reconstruction Single blind randomised controltrial for patients with proximal ACL injuries treatment with ACL repair v ACLreconstruction.
£1,751,653.78
Lead Applicant: Treatment of Toddlers Fractures: ObservationOr Immobilisation (TOTs).
£1,034,335.76
Joint Lead Applicant: Op Non-STOP Study (Operative orNon-Surgical Treatment of Perthes' Disease) - A multi-centre prospectiverandomised superiority trial of containment surgery compared to optimisednon-surgical care for Perthes’ disease of the hip in children.
£1,809,077.50
Co-Investigator: CRAFFT – Children’s Radius AcuteFracture Fixation Trial. A multi-centre prospective randomized non-inferioritytrial of surgical reduction versus non-surgical casting for displaced distalradius fractures in children.
£1,645,919.01
Co-Investigator: Outcomes of Displaced Distal tibialfractures - Surgery Or Casts in KidS (ODD SOCKS). A multi-centre prospectiverandomized superiority trial of conservative versus surgical treatment fordisplaced distal tibial fractures in children.
£1,265,011.57
Recent publications:
Turati M, Crippa M, Nicolaou N, Tassistro E, Sinikumpu J,Courvoisier A, Mumme M, Duart J, Thüsing M, Bigoni M, Accadbled F. An increasein paediatric arthroscopy in Europe: Experience of the EPOS Sport Study Group.J Child Orthop. 2024 Nov 28:18632521241302997. doi: 10.1177/18632521241302997.Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39619109; PMCID: PMC11605696.
Chin See CK, Al-Naser S, Nicolaou N, Giles SN, Fernandes JA.Rigid intramedullary nailing of lower limb segments in children and adolescentswith metabolic bone disease. J Pediatr Orthop B. 2024 Nov 8. doi:10.1097/BPB.0000000000001215. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39513662.
Hampton M, Ali F, Nicolaou N, Ajuied A; Paediatric MeniscalWorking Group. The management of isolated meniscal tears in skeletally immaturechildren. An international expert consensus. Knee Surg Sports TraumatolArthrosc. 2024 Oct 24. doi: 10.1002/ksa.12493. Epub ahead of print. PMID:39444332.
Riganti A, Bigoni M, Pierpaoli E, Caliandro M, Piscitelli D,Nicolaou N, Rigamonti L, Turati M. Pediatric meniscal surgery in Italy: A10-year epidemiological nationwide registry study. Heliyon. 2024 Jul27;10(15):e35353. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e35353. PMID: 39170436; PMCID:PMC11336643.
Turati M, Anghilieri FM, Gatti SD, Courvoisier A, RigamontiL, Zatti G, Nicolaou N, Bigoni M. Arthroscopic repair of proximal anteriorcruciate ligament tears in children and adolescents: A systematic review. JChild Orthop. 2024 Apr 12;18(3):249-257. doi: 10.1177/18632521241244626. PMID:38831852; PMCID: PMC11144375.
Perry DC, Dritsaki M, Achten J, Appelbe D, Knight R, WidnallJ, Roland D, Messahel S, Costa ML, Mason J; FORCE Collaborators in associationwith PERUKI; FORCE COLLABORATORS IN ASSOCIATION WITH PERUKI; Ahmad R, Alcock A,Appelboam A, Armour L, Bayreuther J, Beynon R, Brown C, Cadman E, Conner L,Darlow N, Davis T, Gibson P, Gilhooley C, Gomes S, Gough C, Hartin D, HartshornS, Hussan T, Jain N, Jenkinson E, Johnson G, Kehler L, Long M, Lyttle M,Manouchehri S, McKie C, Metcalfe D, Monsell F, Morgans L, Mullen N, Nicolaou N,Novak A, Nunn C, O'Hagan K, Paul A, Preston J, Ramlakhan S, Somaskanthan A, TanYW, Thakker M, Vemulapalli K, Weekes J, Westacott D, Wilson S, Wood D.Infographic: Cost-effectiveness analysis of soft bandage and immediatedischarge versus rigid immobilization in children with distal radius torusfractures. Bone Joint J. 2024 Jun 1;106-B(6):631. doi:10.1302/0301-620X.106B6.BJJ-2024-00045. PMID: 38821511.
Perry DC, Dritsaki M, Achten J, Appelbe D, Knight R, WidnallJ, Roland D, Messahel S, Costa ML, Mason J; FORCE Collaborators in associationwith PERUKI. Cost-effectiveness analysis of soft bandage and immediatedischarge versus rigid immobilization in children with distal radius torusfractures. Bone Joint J. 2024 Jun 1;106-B(6):623-630. doi:10.1302/0301-620X.106B6.BJJ-2023-1211.R1. PMID: 38821496.
Abelleyra Lastoria DA, Hutchinson K, Tapadar T, Ahmad S,Smith T, Nicolaou N, Hing CB. Patho-morphology of patellar instability inchildren and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Knee. 2024Jun;48:166-196. doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2024.03.009. Epub 2024 Apr 24. PMID:38657526.
Osmani HT, Nicolaou N, Anand S, Gower J; Steering Group;Metcalfe A, McDonnell S, Siddiqui F, Carter H, Room J, Kirbyshire H, Hay L,Iqbal S, Gerleman S. Future research priorities for soft-tissue knee injuries.Bone Joint J. 2024 Mar 1;106-B(3):232-239. doi:10.1302/0301-620X.106B3.BJJ-2023-0946.R1. PMID: 38423072.
Hafez M, Nicolaou N, Offiah A, Obasohan P, Dixon S, Giles S,Madan S, Fernandes JA. How Much Does Paediatric Femoral Lengthening Cost? ACost Comparison between Magnetic Lengthening Nails and External Fixators.Strategies Trauma Limb Reconstr. 2023 Jan-Apr;18(1):16-20. doi:10.5005/jp-journals-10080-1573. PMID: 38033930; PMCID: PMC10682557.
Hampton MJ, Hilton C, Nicolaou N, Flowers MJ. FunctionalWalker Boots are Preferred to Synthetic Casts by Patients and Carers in theManagement of Pediatric Stable Ankle Injuries. J Pediatr Orthop. 2024 Feb 1;44(2):99-105.doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000002570. Epub 2023 Nov 20. PMID: 37982460.
Bolzinger M, Thevenin Lemoine C, Flumian C, Nicolaou N,Sales de Gauzy J, Accadbled F. Analysis of Growth After Transphyseal AnteriorCruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Children. J Pediatr Orthop. 2023 Oct1;43(9):537-542. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000002484. Epub 2023 Jul 31. PMID:37522467.
Shah S, Morris H, Nicolaou N, MacInnes S, Haslam P, ShahaneS, Ali F, Garcia J. The carbon footprint of arthroscopic procedures. Ann R CollSurg Engl. 2024 Mar;106(3):256-261. doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2023.0036. Epub 2023Jun 29. PMID: 37381779; PMCID: PMC10906500.
Sinikumpu J, Nicolaou N. Current concepts in the treatmentof first-time patella dislocation in children and adolescents. J Child Orthop.2023 Feb;17(1):28-33. doi: 10.1177/18632521221149060. Epub 2023 Jan 12. PMID:36755554; PMCID: PMC9900011.
Tang C, Kwaees TA, Accadbled F, Turati M, Green DW, NicolaouN. Surgical techniques in the management of pediatric anterior cruciateligament tears: Current concepts. J Child Orthop. 2023 Feb;17(1):12-21. doi:10.1177/18632521221149059. Epub 2023 Jan 13. PMID: 36755552; PMCID: PMC9900020.
Turati M, Anghilieri FM, Bigoni M, Rigamonti L, Tercier S,Nicolaou N, Accadbled F. Osteochondritis dissecans of the knee: Epidemiology,etiology, and natural history. J Child Orthop. 2023 Feb;17(1):40-46. doi:10.1177/18632521221149063. Epub 2023 Jan 28. PMID: 36755551; PMCID: PMC9900014.
Shah S, Morris H, Nicolaou N, MacInnes S, Haslam P, ShahaneS, Ali F, Garcia J. Waste not, want not: assessing the impact of arthroscopicwaste. Br J Surg. 2023 Jan 10;110(2):275-276. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znac427. PMID:36453070.
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