Apostolos Prodromidis ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON 4th Orthopaedics Department

Education & Academic Qualifications

07/2007: Medical Degree (MD), School of Medicine of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
06/2018: Master of Science (MSc) in Orthopaedics, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, United Kingdom. MSc title: “Timing of Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction”.
11/2018: Certificate of Completion of Training in Orthopaedics – Medical Specialisation in Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Athens, Greece.

Training in Trauma & Orthopaedics

August 2016 – August 2018: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Newcastle, United Kingdom.
July 2015 – May 2016: General Hospital of Athens Laiko, Greece.
May 2013 – February 2015: Blackpool Victoria Hospital (Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust), Blackpool, United Kingdom.
December 2011 – April 2013: Paediatric Orthopaedics, General Paediatric Hospital of Athens “P. & A. Kyriakou”, Greece.

Clinical Fellowships

March 2022 – September 2022: Lower Limb (Hip & Knee) Fellowship, York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, York, United Kingdom (Arthroplasties and Arthroscopic surgery).
August 2021 – February 2022: Senior Clinical Knee Fellowship, Chapel Allerton Elective Orthopaedic Centre (Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust), Leeds, United Kingdom (Knee Sports injuries, Knee arthroscopic surgery, Knee arthroplasties).
February 2021 – August 2021: Senior Trauma Fellowship, Leeds General Infirmary (Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust), Leeds, United Kingdom (Upper and Lower Limb fracture fixation, Polytrauma, Management of non-unions and periprosthetic infections)
August 2019 – February 2021: Trauma Fellowship, Aintree University Hospital (Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust), Liverpool, United Kingdom (Upper and Lower Limb fracture fixation)

Doctoral thesis

PhD candidate, School of Medicine of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Subject: “Quality of life in patients with anterior cruciate ligament tear”.

Fellowship in Societies, Membership in Journal Editorial Committees

· Hellenic Association of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology (HAOST)

· International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT)

· British Association for Surgery of the Knee (BASK)

· American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)

Work Experience

· September 2022 – now: Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, 4^th Orthopaedic department, Hygeia Hospital

· August 2019 – September 2022: Full-time salaried clinical fellowships, Hospitals of National Health System (NHS) of United Kingdom.

· November 2018 – July 2019: Locum Trust Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, General Hospital of Worthing (University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust), United Kingdom.

Clinical & Research Interest

Clinical Interest:

· Sports Medicine (Shoulder, Knee)

· Arthroscopic surgery (Shoulder, Knee)

· Surgical management of chondral lesions

· Primary and Revision Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty (Minimally Invasive Surgery – MIS, Robotic surgery)

· Trauma and Fixation of fractures (upper and lower limb)

· Foot and Ankle surgery (Hallux Valgus)

· Hand surgery

Research Interest:

· Sports Medicine

· Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury

· Patellar instability

· Regenerative medicine (mesenchymal stem cells, PRPs)

· Management of chondral lesions

· Arthritis

· JBJS Reviews Editor’s Choice – Genes and Frozen Shoulder: February 26, 2016 in JBJS OrthoBuzz. http://orthobuzz.jbjs.org/2016/02/26/jbjs-reviews-editors-choice-genes-and-frozen-shoulder/ for the article: “Is there a genetic predisposition to Frozen Shoulder? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”. Prodromidis AD, Charalambous CP. JBJS Rev. 2016 Feb 23; 4(2):e4.”

Recent Publications

· Prodromidis AD, Chloros GD, Thivaios GC, Sutton P, Pandit H, Giannoudis PV,

Charalambous CP. High rate of radiolucent lines following the cemented original design of the ATTUNE total knee arthroplasty. A systematic review and meta-analysis. Bone Joint J. 2023 Jun 1;105-B(6):610-621. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.105B6.BJJ-2022-0675.R1. (IF: 5.385)

· Prodromidis AD, Charalambous CP, Moran E, Venkatesh R, Pandit H. Osteoarthritis The role of Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) intraarticular injections in restoring articular cartilage of osteoarthritic knees. A systematic review and meta-analysis. Cartilage Open. 2022 Nov 5;4(4):100318. doi: 10.1016/j.ocarto.2022.100318. (IF: 7.507)

· Chloros GD, Prodromidis AD, Giannoudis PV. Has anything changed in evidence-based medicine? Injury. 2022 Apr 20; S0020-1383(22)00289-3. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2022.04.012. (IF: 2.687)

· Mroczek TJ, Prodromidis AD, Pearce A, Malik RA, Charalambous CP. Perioperative hypothermia is associated with increased 30-day mortality in hip fracture patients in the UK. Α systematic review and meta-analysis. J Orthop Trauma. 2022 Jul 1;36(7):343-348. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000002332. (IF: 2.884)

· Chloros GD, Prodromidis AD, Wilson J, Giannoudis PV. Fracture fixation in extremity trauma with carbon fiber reinforced polyetheretherketone (CFR-PEEK) plates: Evidence Today. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2022 Jun;48(3):2387-2406. doi: 10.1007/s00068-021-01778-x. (IF: 2.710)

· Prodromidis AD, Drosatou C, Mourikis A, Sutton PM, Charalambous CP. Relationship Between Timing of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Chondral Injuries. A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Am J Sports Med. 2022 Nov;50(13):3719-3731. doi: 10.1177/03635465211036141. Epub 2021 Sep 15. (IF: 7.010)

· Prodromidis AD, Drosatou C, Thivaios GC, Zreik N, Charalambous CP Timing of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Relationship With Meniscal Tears: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Am J Sports Med. 2021 Jul; 49(9):2551-2562. doi: 10.1177/0363546520964486. (IF: 7.010)

· Prodromidis AD, Charalambous CP. The 6-hour rule for surgical debridement of open tibial fractures. A systematic review and meta-analysis of infection and non-union rates. J Orthop Trauma. 2016 Jul; 30(7):397-402. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000000573. (IF: 2.884)

· Prodromidis AD, Charalambous CP. Is there a genetic predisposition to Frozen Shoulder? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JBJS Rev. 2016 Feb 23; 4(2):e4. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.RVW.O.00007. (IF: 2.45)

· Charalambous CP, Prodromidis AD, Kwaees TA.Do Intra-Articular Steroid Injections Increase Infection Rates in Subsequent Arthroplasty? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Comparative Studies. J Arthroplasty. 2014 Nov; 29(1):2175-80. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2014.07.013