Mr James (Sam) Patton

Orthopaedic surgery
Arthroscopy
Hip surgery
Hip revision surgery
Knee surgery
Sports injury

Professional memberships

British Hip Society

Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh

British Orthopaedic Association

Executive Committee, British Orthopaedic Oncology Society

Professional leadership

Clinical Director, Orthopaedic and Trauma Service, NHS Lothian
Head of Elective Orthopaedic Service, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

Selected Research Papers

Computer assisted navigation in musculoskeletal oncology. In Orthopaedics and Trauma(2014), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mporth.2014.08.002

Implant design influences patient outcome after total knee arthroplasty: a prospective double-blind randomised controlled trial. Bone Joint J. 2015 Jan;97-B(1):64-70.

The identification and quantification of instability in a primary total knee replacement prior to revision.Bone Joint J.2014 Oct;96-B(10):1339-43

Post-operative Oxford knee score can be used to indicate whether patient expectations have been achieved after primary total knee arthroplasty. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2014 Feb 1.

Mega prosthetic distal femoral arthroplasty for non-tumour indications: Does the indication affect the functional outcome and survivorship? Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2014 Jan 31.

What determines patient satisfaction with surgery? A prospective cohort study of 4709 patients following total joint replacement. BMJ Open. 2013 Apr 9;3(4). 

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Lothian University Hospitals Division, New Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
Hon Senior Lecturer, University of Edinburgh 
Clinical Director, Orthopaedic and Trauma Service, NHS Lothian                                           
Head of Elective Orthopaedic Service, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

I live in the South of Edinburgh with my wife and five children.

Mr James (Sam) Patton is Chair of the Medical Advisory Committee at Spire Edinburgh Hospitals. As such, his role is to provide senior professional advice to the Hospital Director and Director of Clinical Services in order to support effective medical governance and oversight. He is paid £14,000 per annum for this role and is also entitled to receive the following fees for the provision of additional ad hoc services: (i) £750 for chairing a Professional Review Committee; (ii) £500 for each annual medical appraisal undertaken for a doctor designating to Spire for the purposes of revalidation; and (iii) £200 per hour for the preparation of an independent report (up to a maximum of £500 per report) upon request by the Medical Director or Chief Medical Officer.

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