Mr Shah is an orthopaedic and trauma consultant in Manchester specialising in lower limb problems, particularly hip and knee replacements, and knee arthroscopy.
Mr Shah completed his orthopaedic higher specialist training in the North West. He then went on to do advanced training fellowships in hip and knee replacements and revision surgery at
Wrightington Hospital, and another fellowship at the
Orthopaedic and Arthritic Institute in Toronto, Canada. He practices in Manchester with a special interest in lower limb surgery, particularly patients with hip and knee arthritis.
Mr Shah's elective practice consists mainly of hip and knee replacement surgery. He also provides the regional service for pelvic and acetabular fractures in the NHS for the north West. He teaches as faculty on various courses nationally and also abroad, such as the AO fracture fixation courses, and has lectured in various forums such as the
Royal Society of Medicine, London.
Clinical interests
- Elective interest - lower limb joint replacement surgery. Young patients with hip or knee arthritis
- Total hip replacement, hip surgery, hip revision
- Cemented and cementless hip replacement, metal on metal, ceramic on ceramic
- Total knee replacement, knee surgery, knee revision
- Knee arthroscopy, meniscectomy for torn cartilage, Key hole surgery
- Bunion surgery, sports injury
- Trauma- pelvic and acetabular fractures, peri-articular and long bone fractures
Research interests
Mr Shah's research interests have included monitoring the outcomes after acetabular fractures, pelvic ring injuries and hip revision arthroplasties. He has studied hip resurfacing through evidence based review, and researched hip revision surgery through the impaction of bone grafting and elbow replacements.
Qualifications
- FRCS (Tr&Orth)
- FRCS (Glasg)
- MCh (orth)
- MS (orth)
- DNB (orth)
Key published papers
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The Evidence of Hip Resurfacing. Nikhil Shah, Martyn Porter. Book - Evidence based orthopaedics Ed. D limb. TFM publication 2006.
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The Evolution of Cemented Stems. Nikhil Shah, Martyn Porter. Review Article in Orthopaedics. August 2005.
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Operative Management of Acetabular Fractures-A Review of 73 Fractures. A. Kumar, N.A. Shah, S.A. Kershaw, A.D. Clayson. Injury, Vol 36, Issue 5, May 2005, 605-612.
Professional memberships
Treatments offered
- Total hip replacement, hip surgery, hip revision
- Total knee replacement, surgery and revision
- Keyhole and arthroscopic surgery
- Lower limb joint replacement surgery
- Trauma- pelvic and acetabular fractures, peri-articular and long bone fractures
- Bunion surgery
- Sports injury
Where can I get treatment?
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NHS base
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North Manchester General Hospital
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Delaunays road
Manchester
Lancashire
M85RB
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Private practice
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Spire Hospital
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Russell Road
Whalley Range
Manchester
M16 8AJ
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Private practice
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The Alexandra Hospital
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Mill Lane
Cheadle
Cheshire
SK8 2WJ
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Contact details
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Spire Hospital
Russell Road
Whalley Range
Manchester
M16 8AJ
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