Mr Ben Lankester, Orthopaedics
MA, BM BCh, MRCS, FRCS (Tr & Orth)

Training:
Oxford University Medical School
Postgraduate training in orthopaedic surgery in Bath and Bristol region
Specialist training in hip and knee surgery and complex trauma in Bristol and Seattle, USA

Special interests:
Hip and knee replacement surgery
Partial (unicompartmental) knee replacement via a minimally-invasive (MIS) approach
Keyhole knee surgery (including cartilage repair and stimulation techniques)
Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction (arthroscopic hamstring tendon technique)
Patello-femoral joint surgery (realignment / stabilisation of kneecap, PF joint replacement)
Lower limb sports injuries

Research Interests:
Factors involved in the genesis of osteoarthritis of the knee
Patellofemoral joint alignment
Hip replacement component fixation
Timing of surgery after hip fracture
Whiplash injury

Medical reports:
Mr Lankester undertakes medical reports for post-accident claims and has published research on the outcome after whiplash injury.

For full list of publications please go to www.pubmed.com and type ‘Lankester B' into the search box