Mr Martin Knight is a Consultant Spinal Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in minimally invasive and endoscopic spinal surgery. He has acted as an Expert Witness for over 20 years and is fully Cardiff University Bond Solon (CUBS) certified. He is instructed by both Claimants and Defendants in personal injury and clinical negligence matters, and provides detailed, balanced, and comprehensive reports on Condition & Prognosis, Causation, and Liability.
Mr Knight takes a rigorous, forensic approach to his medico-legal work, applying his extensive surgical expertise and root-cause analysis of spinal pain to produce clear, evidence-based opinions.
He has prepared expert reports in more than 500 cases, covering a wide range of spinal pathology and surgical issues, including mismanagement of degenerative disc disease, Cauda Equina Syndrome (CES), Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), delayed diagnosis, complications of minimally invasive and endoscopic spinal procedures, and failures of lumbar, thoracic, and cervical spinal surgery.
Mr Knight is experienced in joint expert discussions and can provide oral evidence in court when required.
He has extensive experience in cases associated with:
Lumbar spine surgery:
Thoracic spine surgery:
Cervical spine surgery:
Mismanagement of degenerative disc disease, including:
Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury relating to:
Mr Knight’s availability is around 4-6 weeks and he has a report turnaround time of 16 weeks.
Mr Knight is a highly experienced Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon with more than three decades of consultant-level practice. As Medical Director of the Spinal Foundation since 1994, he has been at the forefront of advancing minimally invasive and endoscopic spinal surgery, pioneering techniques that have since been adopted globally.
He has performed over 10,000 endoscopic minimally invasive spinal procedures, using real-time patient feedback to accurately identify and treat the true sources of spinal and referred pain. His clinical practice encompasses the full spectrum of degenerative cervical, thoracic, and lumbar disorders, spinal stenosis, nerve compression, and complex failed back surgery cases.
Mr Knight is widely recognised as an innovator in the field. He has developed multiple endoscopic instrument systems and advanced techniques, including Transforaminal Endoscopic Lumbar Decompression and Foraminoplasty, which allow long-term treatment of disc prolapse, foraminal narrowing, post-operative scarring, and spinal instability without the need for open surgery, fusion, or disc replacement. His ongoing work includes cutting-edge research into stem cell–based disc reconstruction, disc augmentation polymers, and keyhole approaches to spinal decompression and disc repair.
Yes, Mr Knight can assist but we would need further details for an accurate fee.
Mr Knight works with those over the age of 15.
No, Mr Knight does not conduct appointments on the weekend.
Martin has an extensive list of publications, please contact us for the full list.
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