Mr Benjamin Bloch : Trauma & orthopaedic surgery

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Overview

Specialises in

Knee

Offers

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About me

I am a consultant orthopaedic surgeon with a special interest in hip and knee surgery. My NHS practice is at Nottingham University Hospitals, and my private practice is at Spire Nottingham Hospital and Circle The Park Hospital.

I perform a large number of hip and knee replacements - over 500 per year.

I offer treatments suitable for the younger patient including unicompartmental knee replacement and patello-femoral joint replacements where clinically appropriate. I also have an interest in modern total knee replacements including cementless fixation for the younger and more active patient.

In 2024 I performed the first Velys Robotic Assisted Knee Replacement in the UK, and I routinely offer robotic total and partial knee replacements to my patients.

I also have an interest in revision knee replacements (replacing a loose, worn-out or failed knee replacement) and the treatment of the younger patient with an arthritic knee.

I am actively involved in research into hip and knee surgery. I have published in respected orthopaedic journals and presented my work at international meetings. I am an honorary Assistant Professor at the University of Nottingham.

I am the lead knee consultant responsible for running our East Midlands Specialist Orthopaedic Network meeting, and maintain a keen interest in monitoring the outcomes of surgery. This experience ensures that I stay up to date and practice evidence based medicine which is particularly important when choosing implants and when offering new treatments.

I also enjoy teaching and training, and have given lectures and surgical demonstrations around the world

Areas of interest

knee replacement; partial knee replacement; robotic knee replacement; robotic partial knee replacement; knee arthroscopy; knee cartilage surgery; knee meniscus surgery; revision knee replacement; hip replacement; hip pain; knee pain; hip arthritis; knee arthritis; osteoarthritis;

Medical secretaries

Anaesthetists worked with

Dr Tom Fletcher Fee Assured
Dr Rangaraj Sethuraman Fee Assured
Dr Matthew Daunt Fee Assured

Dr Vijayendra Koramangala Chikkabbaiah Fee Assured
Dr Madan Thirugnanam Fee Assured

About me

External resources

Current NHS consultant posts held

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (City Hospital)

Research interests

Outcome of new knee replacement designs
Outcome of revision knee replacements
Use of revision arthroplasty networks

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Benjamin_Bloch

Personal interests

I enjoy playing the violin. I am also a keen skier, although closer to home I play tennis and golf. I enjoy history, particularly around the Second World War era, and travelling in Europe.

Awards received

Best poster award, British Hip Society 2021

Best poster presentation for East Midlands Specialist Orthopaedic Network, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Meeting 2018

(Additional) Languages spoken

Publications

Selected Published Papers:

Van Duren BH, France J, Berber R, Matar HE, James PJ, Bloch BV. Is there an increased revision rate due to early tibial component loosening with a modern total knee arthroplasty design? A retrospective analysis from a large volume arthroplasty centre. Arthroplasty 2024;6(1):46

Le GT, van Duren BH, Ilo K, Berber R, Matar HE, Bloch BV. Cementless TKA use as an alternative to cemented TKA in high BMI patients: A systematic review and meta?analysis. J Exp Orthop 2024;11:312067

Matar HE, van Duren BH, Bloch BV, Berber R, James PJ, Manktelow ARJ. Lower Risk of Revision With 32- and 36-Millimeter Femoral Heads Compared With 28-mm Heads in Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Comparative Single-Center Study (10,104 Hips). J Arthroplasty 2024;39(4):991-996

Bloch BV, Matar HE, Berber R, Gray WK, Briggs TWR, James PJ, Manktelow ARJ. The impact of a revision arthroplasty network on patient outcomes - analysis of a national administrative data set in England. Bone Joint J 2023;105-B(6):641-648

Naathan H, Ilo K, Berber R, Matar HE, Bloch BV. Are Postoperative Blood Tests Always Required after Lower Limb Arthroplasty? Bone Joint Open 2023;4-5:357-363

Lodge CJ, Matar HE, Berber R, Radford PJ, Bloch BV. Ceramic Coatings Confer No Survivorship Advantages in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Single-Center Series of 1641 Knees. Arthroplasty Today 2023;19:101086

Gibbons JP, Cassidy RS, Bryce L, Napier RJ, Bloch BV, Beverland DE. Is Cementless Total Knee Arthroplasty Safe in Women Over 75 Y of Age? J Arthroplasty 2023;38(4):691-699

Bloch BV, White JJE, Matar HE, Berber R, Manktelow ARJ. Should patient age thresholds dictate fixation strategy in total hip arthroplasty? Bone Joint J 2022;104-B(2):206-211

Matar HE, Bloch BV, Platt S, Board T, Porter M, Cameron HU, James PJ. Three Orthopaedic Operations, over 1,000 Randomised Controlled Trials, in over 100,000 Patients: What Have we Learnt? Bone Joint Res 2022;11(1):23-25

Matar HE, Bloch BV, Snape SE, James PJ. Long-term Outcomes of Single- and Two-Stage Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty for Chronic Periprosthetic Joint Infections: Changing Clinical Practice in a Specialist Centre (292 Knees). Bone Joint J 2021;103-B:1373-9

Matar HE, Bloch BV, Snape SE, James PJ. Septic Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty is Associated with Significantly Higher Mortality than Aseptic Revisions: Long-Term Single-Centre Study (1,254 Patients). J Arthroplasty 2021;36(6):2131-2136

Courses offered to GPs

"Hip and Knee Problems: What to look for and what can be done?"

"Injecting Knees: Why, Who, When, What, How?"

About my work

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My outcomes

My qualifications & training

Qualifications

MB BS University of London 2003
FRCS (Tr & Orth) Royal College of Surgeons of England 2012
BSc (Hons) University of London 2001
MRCS Royal College of Surgeons of England 2007

Additional training

Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Fellow Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust 2014
Senior Knee Fellow University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire 2015

GMC registration

Reference number 6077046

Details of entry to specialist register

CCT in Trauma & Orthopaedics , 2014

Affiliations / memberships

Royal College of Surgeons of England
British Orthopaedic Association
British Hip Society
British Association for Surgery of the Knee
European Knee Society

My private practice

Practice hours

Practice
Day
Hours
Appt Bookings

Sherwood Lodge DriveBurntstump Country...
Thursday
13:30 - 17:00
0115 966 2000

Tollerton LaneTollertonNottinghamNG12 4GA
Wednesday
13:30 - 17:00
0115 937 7684

Post treatment communication

Following treatment of a Bupa member, I will communicate with GPs in line with Department of Health, GMC and appropriate professional bodies guidelines.

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