Mr Joel Melton

BM, MRCS (Ed), MSc (Orth Eng), FRCS (Trauma and Orth)

 

Knee Specialist

 

Main areas of expertise and clinical interests

 

• Arthroscopic procedures (keyhole surgery)

• Repair and reconstruction of the meniscal and articular cartilages

• Sports injuries

• Ligament injuries and ligament reconstruction

• Malalignment and arthritis surgery (including osteotomy and knee arthroplasty)

• Knee replacement surgery

 

Professional profile

 

Joel is a specialist knee surgeon with Masters degree in Orthopaedic Engineering.He was first trained in the Wessex region where he was awarded the FRCS and CCT in Trauma and Orthopedics. This experience was followed by a year of fellowship training at the world-renowned North Sydney Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre, where he gained further experience in all aspects of knee treatments and sports medicine. He has also completed fellowship training in Russia and as an AO fellow in Marseille, France. He has attended international training courses and specialist meetings in the USA, Australia and throughout Europe.

 

Mr. Melton considers that research improves knee surgery results and has more than 80 published papers and presentations about a broad range of knee surgery topics.

 

Research interests

 

• Cruciate ligament reconstruction

• Meniscal repair

• Cartilage scaffolds

• Biomechanics

• Long-term results of knee replacement

 

Current NHS and /or university posts

 

Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals Trust

 

Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies

 

• British Orthopaedic Association

• Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh)

• Specialist registration with General Medical Council

• British Association of Surgery of the Knee