Current NHS consultant posts held
Previously in Stoke Mandeville Hospital and Altnagelvin Hospital, Londonderry
Research interests
I waslead investigator for the Beyond Compliance study on G7 cup (Zimmer/Biomet) in conjunction with other centers in the UK.
I have built up a database on Developmental Hip Dysplasia for Northern Ireland, which is used by the paediatric orthopaedic services and also for prospective research purposes.
I was involved in studying pathohistological findings from neck of femur fractures following hip resurfacing at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Hospital in Oxford.
Personal interests
Gastronomy, travelling, motorcycles and restoring old cars
(Additional) Languages spoken
- German
- Native or bilingual
- Spanish
- Native or bilingual
Publications
Published
1. Implant failure in tibial nails, AL Ruiz, WD Kealey and GF McCoy, Injury, Int .J.Care Injured 31 (2000):359-362
2. Osteoid osteoma of the scapular neck: A case report, AL Ruiz, MG McMullan, HA Yeates and BF Craig, Int J Clin Pract 2000; 54(3):199-200
3. Laparoscopic Caecopexy, O'Toole, Ruiz and Lavelle, Minimal Invasive Therapy. 1993,2, 307-308.
4. Dia-metaphyseal tibial fractures - Treatment with a shortened intramedullary nail, Dogra AS, Ruiz AL, Thompson NS, Nolan PC, Injury 2000; 31(10): 799-804
5. Periprosthetic Fractures in Northern Ireland, AL Ruiz, NW Thompson, JG Brown, Ulster Medical Journal, November 2000
6. Percutaneous pin fixation of intercondylar fractures in young children, AL Ruiz, WDC Kealey, HG Cowie, J Paediatr Orthop Part B, Vol.10,No.3,2001:211-213
7. Knee Arthroplasty without patellar resurfacing in isolated patello-femoral osteoarthritis, Thompson, Ruiz, Breslin, Beverland, J Arthroplasty 2001,Vol.16,(5):613-619
8. The use of the Kent hip in fractures, Ruiz AL, Brown JG, Chapter 6:89-96 In: Bone Cement and Cementing Techniques, Walenkamp GHIM, Murray DW (Editors); Springer, Berlin, 2001
9. Clinical screening for developmental dysplasia of the hip in Northern Ireland, SL Maxwell, AL Ruiz, KJ Lappin, AP Cosgrove, BMJ, April 2002,Vol324
10. Late outcome of isolated tibial fractures treated by intramedullary nailing: the correlation between disease-specific and generic outcome measures, Dogra AS, Ruiz AL, Marsh DR., J Orthop Trauma. 2002 Apr;16(4):245-9
11. Arthroscopic ACL reconstruction: a 5-9 year follow-up, Ruiz AL, Kelly M, Nutton RW, Knee. 2002 Sep;9(3):197-200
12. Osteonecrosis in retrieved femoral heads after failed resurfacing arthroplasty of the hip, Little CP, Ruiz AL, Harding IJ, McLardy-Smith P, Gundle R, Murray DW, Athanasou NA., J Bone Joint
Surgery. British Volume 2005;87(3):320-3 13. Lateral meniscal cyst producing lesion of the tibial plateau and literature review. Al-Khateeb H, Ruiz A. Int J Surg. 2008 Oct;6(5):412-4. 14. Patellar reconstruction using posterior femoral condyle: a 5-year follow-up. Jabbar Y, Ruiz A. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2009 Mar;91(2):W7-8
15. An extreme case of transcaphoid-transcapitateperilunate dislocation in an adolescent. K. Osman, P. Momoh, A. Ruiz. The Journal of Hand Surgery (Eur) XXE(X) 1-2. 2014.
Courses offered to GPs
Happy to visit and give talks to GPs on hip and knee pathology
Fee Assured