- Bupa Platinum consultant
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Fee assured
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Verified account
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- Knee
- Trauma
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Essentially I am a knee surgeon. I aim to offer a bespoke approach, tailored to each patients specific problem. I perform biological knee surgery (knee osteotomy, ligament reconstruction, meniscal surgery, cartilage restoration) in carefully selected cases and bionic knee surgery (partial and total knee replacement) in advanced arthritis.
Areas of interest
Knee arthroscopy,
Meniscectomy;
Meniscal repair;
Meniscal scaffold;
Meniscal transplant;
Loose body retrieval;
Knee chondroplasty;
Micro fracture
Autologous Matrix Induced Chondrogenesis;
Knee re-alignment osteotomy;
High tibial osteotomy;
Distal femoral osteotomy;
Tibial tubercle osteotomy;
Slope changing tibial osteotomy;
De-rotation osteotomy around the knee;
Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction;
Posterior cruciate reconstruction;
Multi-ligament reconstruction;
Posterolateral corner reconstruction;
Medial patella femoral ligament reconstruction;
Focal knee replacement;
Partial knee replacement;
Total knee replacement;
Medical secretaries
- Appointment Booking
- Newcastle Nuffield Hospital Clayton Road Newcastle Upon Tyne NE2 1JP
- 0191 743 7935
- david.elson-enquiries@medbelle.com
Anaesthetists worked with
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Mr David Elson has worked with Dr Ramappa G Mudimadagu at the following hospitals:
- Nuffield Health Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital (>50)
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Mr David Elson has worked with Dr Sachin Rastogi at the following hospitals:
- Nuffield Health Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital (1-5)
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Mr David Elson has worked with Dr Govindan Balaraj at the following hospitals:
- Nuffield Health Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital (1-5)
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Mr David Elson has worked with Dr Iain Jones at the following hospitals:
- Nuffield Health Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital (1-5)
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Mr David Elson has worked with Dr Naveen Venugopal at the following hospitals:
- Nuffield Health Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital (1-5)
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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W4210
Total prosthetic replacement of knee joint +/- cement +/- patella resurfacing - unilateral - (5-50)
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W8500
Multiple arthroscopic operations on knee (including meniscectomy, chondroplasty, drilling or microfracture) - unilateral - (1-5)
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W1660
Tibial osteotomy - (1-5)
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W2830
Removal of internal fixation from bone / joint, excluding K-wires +/- image guidance - (1-5)
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W7580
Open surgical stabilisation of patella, including soft tissue/tendon transfer or release, +/- application of cast (adult) - (1-5)
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W1080
Osteotomy of long bone, +/- fixation (including graft) - (1-5)
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W8230
Arthroscopic meniscal repair - (1-5)
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W2100
Primary open reduction of intra-articular fracture of long bone with internal fixation, e.g. proximal humerus or proximal tibia (+/- arthroscopic assistance) - (1-5)
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W0630
Patellectomy - (1-5)
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W5200
Unicompartmental knee replacement - unilateral - (1-5)
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W7420
Autograft anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction +/- meniscectomy - (1-5)