Search
Mr Adrian Fairbank

Mr Adrian Fairbank

Wimbledon Clinics

Trauma & orthopaedic surgery 03131431

 

  • Bupa Platinum consultant
  • Fee assured
  • Open Referral network
Overview
Bupa Platinum consultant
Fee assured
Open Referral network

Specialises in

  • Knee

Offers

  • Video and telephone consultations

About me

Adrian qualified as a doctor in 1986 after winning a place to read medicine at Queens’ College Cambridge, and subsequently St Thomas’ Hospital Medical School in London.
After Orthopaedic Fellowship in Australia and the US, in 1997 he was appointed as a Consultant and Honorary Senior Lecturer to St George’s Hospital, London. He worked there for 14 years, and also at the Epsom Elective Orthopaedic Centre (for which he was lead knee clinician) During his time in the NHS he was Surgical Tutor, Lead Clinician (Knees), and a member of the Research and Ethics Committee. In 2010, he made the difficult decision to leave the NHS to focus on clinical treatment of knee problems in the independent sector.
Adrian is now a dedicated knee specialist working purely privately with a group of like minded specialists in a multidisciplinary team. Performing only knee surgery in the over 16's. His expertise covers torn cartilage and meniscus, Joint surface wear (articular cartilage) ligament damage, ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) reconstruction - arthroscopic (key hoe) surgery, unicompartment (half knee) replacement and open surgery total knee replacement, new knee or knee cap.
In addition to being a co-designer of the Saiph (MatOrtho) knee he is an advocate of Robot assisted knee replacement using the MAKO Robot (Stryker)
A keen road cyclist, golfer and sailor he is also a sports injury specialist, treating football, rugby, golf, tennis and athletic related injuries. Working in association with Wimbledon Clinics multi-disciplinary team, he looks after patients ranging from Olympic and professional sports stars to celebratory actors and singers as well as weekend warriors of the past and the future.

Areas of interest

Knee surgery only; Focussing on returning the active to their chosen activity;
Arthroplasty or joint replacement both partial and total for new knees or new knee caps including robot assisted..
Surgery to the meniscus (torn cartilage) especially repair.
Anterior cruciate ligament ACL,; Ligament reconstruction.
Cartilage treatments or joint surface surgery; Arthroscopy or "key hole surgery"; Also injections of steroid, hydrocortisone, lubricants and synthetic synovial fluids, and platelet rich plasma or PRP.

Medical secretaries

About me
About my work
My outcomes
My qualifications & training
My private practice
Consultant's practices
Information for healthcare professionals

Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)

Procedures completed

  • W8500

    Multiple arthroscopic operation on knee (including meniscectomy, chondroplasty, drilling or microfracture) - (5-50)

  • W9030

    Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa with image guidance - unilateral - (5-50)

  • W4210

    Total prosthetic replacement of knee joint, +/- cement, +/- patella - (5-50)

  • W9040

    Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa - unilateral - (1-5)

  • W8580

    Multiple arthroscopic operation on knee (including meniscectomy, chondroplasty, drilling or microfracture) - bilateral - (1-5)

  • Show All (6 )...
Report this page Edit details Print page

The information contained on Finder is submitted by consultants, therapists and healthcare services, and is declared by these third parties to be correct and compliant with the standards and codes of conduct specified by their relevant regulatory body. Bupa cannot guarantee the accuracy of all of the information provided.

You can find out more about the information on Finder and our website terms of use.