Wye Valley NHS Trust

Compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

Mr Matthew Oakley

Job Title: Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon

Qualifications

Mr Oakley studied Medicine at Glasgow University, graduating in 1991. His specialist registrar training was on the Northern Regional Orthopaedic Training Programme whilst living in Durham. In 2001, he passed his FRCS (Tr & Orth) and completed an Arthroplasty Fellowship at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham, and a Trauma fellowship in Denver, Colorado, USA. He returned, as a Consultant, to Hereford in 2003.

Research interests include hip and knee replacement, and arthroscopic knee surgery. Research papers on:

Day Surgery Hernias (BJS)
DVT Prophylaxis (BMJ)
Hip Fractures (Injury)
Fixation of Clavicle Fractures (EFFORT)
The Subvastus (minimally invasive) Approach to TKR (Journal Arthroplasty)
The long-term results of the St Ledger knee replacement (Journal Arthroplasty)

Outpatient Services

Clinic

Orthopaedic clinic, Thursday afternoon, Hereford County Hospital
and Friday (2nd and 4th) morning, Ross Community Hospital

Fracture clinic, Thursday morning, Hereford County Hospital

Inpatient and Day Case Operating Times

Mr Oakley and his team operate all day Tuesday.

Conditions treated

Osteoarthritis Knee - procedures performed:
- Total Knee replacement
- Revision knee replacement surgery
- Cartilage regeneration (micro fracture and OATs)
- Osteotomy
- Uni-compartmental Knee replacement
- Patello-femoral joint replacement
Osteoarthritis hip - procedures performed:
- Total Hip replacement
- Hip resurfacing
Rheumatoid arthritis - procedures performed:
- Lower limb joint replacement
Sports injury of the knee - procedures performed:
- Arthroscopic (keyhole) surgery
- ACL and other ligament repair reconstruction
- Meniscal repair and debridement
Trauma - procedures performed:
- Wide variety of acute trauma and the late effects of trauma treated