Andy Langdown: Consultant Orthopaedic Hip and Knee Surgeon in Hampshire, West Sussex and Dubai

Specialist Areas of Treatment

HIP

• Hip Arthroscopy (keyhole surgery)
• Hip Impingement surgery
• Labral Repair
• Hip Muscle Reconstruction
• Hip Replacement and Revision Hip Replacement

KNEE

• Knee Arthroscopy (keyhole surgery)
• Cartilage Repair
• Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
• Patellar Realignment & Stabilisation
• Primary Knee Replacement (Partial or Total) and Revision Knee Replacement
• Patient Specific Instrumentation, Robotic Assisted Surgery

Andy is committed to a patient-centred approach whereby patients are fully involved in the decision-making process. He focuses on tailoring treatment to the needs of the patient, using minimally invasive techniques, joint preservation surgery and the most clinically proven implants to aid postoperative rehabilitation and optimise outcome.

A keen amateur sportsman who has won numerous medals nationally and internationally in cycling, Andy is also well aware of the particular surgical and rehabilitation needs of sportsmen and sportswomen following injury.

Training and Experience

A Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England since 1997, Andy Langdown qualified from Birmingham in 1993 and then trained in Bristol, Oxford and Australia before being accredited to the Specialist Register for Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery in 2005; he has been a Trauma & Orthopaedic Consultant Surgeon at the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth since 2005.

Andy has a wealth of experience and expertise in the surgical treatment of all hip and knee conditions, but particularly the young adult hip. In 2010 he established a specialist service for the treatment of young adult hip conditions in Chichester and Portsmouth; he is now acknowledged as one of the UK’s leading Hip Arthroscopy surgeons, undertaking approximately 200 Hip Arthroscopy procedures per year. In recognition of this Andy has been appointed International Visiting Professor of Orthopaedics at the Saudi German Hospital in Dubai where he brings his skills to the population of the UAE.

As one of the founding members of the Portsmouth Arthroplasty Group, Andy has developed protocols for the management of infected joint replacements. He is also an accomplished trauma surgeon having spent time as a consultant on the specialist regional trauma service in Oxford. He is still an active member of the Trauma Service in Portsmouth and provides expertise particularly with regard to complex hip and knee injuries.

Research Interests

Andy maintains an active interest in medical education, training and research. He has arranged and taught on hip and knee surgery courses both in the UK and abroad for trainee surgeons and fellow consultants alike. He continues to participate in research projects in the UK and has been invited to take part in two National Advisory Boards for Hip Surgery and Hip Arthroscopy. Andy has also presented at many national and international meetings and has published articles in several of the leading orthopaedic journals.

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