London based specialist in knee arthroscopy with meniscal repair, repair of joint surface defects using the latest stem cell technology. Longstanding experience in the successful diagnosis and surgical treatment of anterior knee pain, patellar maltracking and dislocation.
Mr Strover currently practises at the London Knee Clinic, situated at the London Bridge Hospital, in south east London. He has been in full-time knee surgery practice since 1987 and has regularly kept up with developments in arthroscopy including meniscal repair and repair of joint surface defects using the latest stem cell technology.
Having performed the first meniscal transplant in the UK in 1997, Mr Strover leads this field in the UK. He has longstanding experience in the successful diagnosis and surgical treatment of anterior knee pain, patellar maltracking and dislocation.
From 1985 to 1988 he retained an honorary consultant post at Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt hospital at Oswestry and, together with the late Professor Brian O’Connor he convened a number of international knee surgery conferences during 1986 and 1987.
In 1988 Mr Strover founded the Droitwich Knee Clinic, the first private knee surgery company and clinic in the UK, with dedicated knee surgeons, and knee physiotherapists. He imported a Kincom isokinetic machine to assess muscular function of the knee, a Genucom computerised ligament assessment machine and an MRI scanner. The Droitwich Knee Clinic provided the first comprehensive diagnostic and treatment centre in private practice in the UK.
Mr Strover established the Droitwich Knee Foundation in 1988, a registered charity dedicated to research and teaching in the field of knee surgery. This charity continues to teach arthroscopy and knee surgery, and to host regular clinical conferences including surgeons, radiologists, nurses and physiotherapists.
Clinical interests and treatments
Mr Strover has particular interest in conditions that are often not diagnosed or treated by the general population of orthopaedic surgeons, such as:
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Inflamed Synovial plicae of the knee causing symptoms of pain, clicking, giving way, swelling, stiffness and locking. All these symptoms can and do masquerade as problems of the menisci, (semilunar cartilages), ligaments or joint surfaces. The plica syndrome can affect people of all ages and of various activities. The undiagnosed plica syndrome can be crippling in some people and has been known to ruin the careers of promising sportsmen and is often associated with medial compartment osteoarthritis of the knee. Diagnosing the problem on MRI scanning can be difficult and the clinical signs on examination can be misleading. The undiagnosed suprapatellar septum is a related subject, and in Mr Strover's opinion it is the single most commonly missed diagnosis in the knee.
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The maltracking patella associated with high riding patella (patella alta) and trochlear dysplasia with chronic subluxation and/or dislocation. This subject is often underdiagnosed and not adequately treated. With better diagnostic tools including MRI , CT and radioactive bone scanning, the details of the clinical picture can be more accurately diagnosed and appropriately treated. During the last few years Mr Strover has utilised an improved technique for tibial tubercle transfer to correct patella alta without immobilisation, with obvious advantages to the patient.
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Comprehensive arthroscopic debridement of the knee in degenerate osteoarthritis of the knee. Many elderly patients can defer total knee replacement for long periods following adequate removal of all inflamed synovial tissue, debris and impinging osteophytes, with dramatic symptomatic relief.
Research interests
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Clinical outcome in patients who have had their surgery more than 10 years ago.
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Patellofemoral joint pathology related to patella alta and trochlear dysplasia in the young and in the older patient.
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Blood loss during total knee surgery without the use of tourniquet.
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The sizing of the femoral component in total knee replacements and its relation to range of movement post-operatively.
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Deep vein thrombosis related to the use of tourniquets.
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Deformities of the knee and their treatment.
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Meniscal replacement using allografts and/or scaffolds.
Appointments, consultation and treatment
Bookings are generally made by telephone, in order to arrange an appointment time which is best suited to you.
London Knee Clinic staff members are trained to help you through every part of the process - from filling in paperwork to seeing you back home after your surgery.
You should be prepared to spend an hour or more at the Clinic during which time your surgeon will ask you some focused questions and examine your knee thoroughly as well as discussing all relevant scans and X-rays and other forms of investigation, and clarify your questions regarding diagnosis and potential recommended treatments.
Contact details
The London Knee Clinic
London Bridge Hospital
St Olaf House
27 Tooley Street
London
SE1 2PR
Tel: 0207 407 3069
Email: info@londonkneeclinic.com
Website: www.londonkneeclinic.com
GMC Number: 2309330 Check this doctor's GMC registration
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