MLAS Logo

Discover Our Expert Community

Mr Mateen Arastu

Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedics Surgeon BSC, MBBS, MSC, FRCS

Medico-Legal Experience

Mr Arastu is an established expert witness of 10 years.  He has undertaken cases related to personal injury and clinical negligence.  Mr Arastu is instructed on behalf of both the Claimant and Defendant and is happy to opine on breach of duty, causation, condition and prognosis.

Mr Arastu has extensive experience in cases associated with:

  • Pelvic injury/fracture:
    – Pelvic ring injuries
  • Acetabular and femoral injury
  • Low limb:
    – Femur/Distal femur/Tibial plateau/Tibia/Complex ankle/Calcaneus/Midfoot
    – Limb arthroplasty (hip and knee replacement surgery)
    – Complex foot trauma
  • Upper limb:
    – Humerus/Clavicle/Elbow/Forearm
    – Wrist fractures
    – Periarticular fractures (wrist, shoulder and elbow)
  • Complex open fractures
  • Rib fracture fixation
  • Non union revision surgery
  • Polytrauma
  • Single system orthopaedic trauma
  • Amputation surgery secondary to trauma

Mr Arastu’s appointment availability 2-3 weeks and his turnaround for reports is 2-4 weeks.

Clinical Experience

Mr Arastu is an active Orthopaedic Trauma Society member, as well as a Trauma Faculty member teaching nationally. He has a special interest in complex trauma care of multiple injured patients in one of the UK’s busiest trauma centres. He regularly performs fracture treatment with plastic surgical colleagues. Mr Arastu is the educational lead for the department of trauma and orthopaedics at University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW).

Mr Arastu has multiple Grants and Scholarships;
– Travel Award – Paediatric attachment at Kingston Hospital, Jamaica, University of West Indies
– Arthritis and Rheumatism Council Studentship (BSc.)
– Wellcome Trust Student Scholarship

Publications

  1. Farhan-Alanie MM, Stephens A, Umar H, Ridha A, Arastu M, Blankstein M. Shall We Not Pressurise It? Effects of Bone Cement Pressurisation on Mortality and Revision Following Hip
    Hemiarthroplasty for Neck of Femur Fracture Patients: A Comparative Cohort Study. J Ofthop Trauma. 2024 Sep 5. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000002914. Epub ahead of print. PMID:
    39250638
  2. Treatment of Supracondylar Periprosthetic Femoral Fractures with Retrograde Intramedullary Nailing Versus Distal Femoral Plating: A Systematic Review and meta-analysis
    of current evidence. Wall RA et al. Orthopaedics & Traumatology: Surgery & Research. In press.
  3. Distal femoral fractures: A comparison between single lateral plate fixation and a combined femoral nail and plate fixation. Garala K, Ramoutar D, Li J, Syed F, Arastu M, Ward J, Patil
    S.Injury. 2022 Feb;53(2):634-639. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2021.11.011. Epub 2021 Nov 10.
  4. Matthews DJ, Arastu M, Uden M et al. UK trial of the Osseointegrated Prosthesis for the Rehabilitation for Amputees: 1995 – 2018. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 2018.
    https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0309364618791616. International Society Prosthetics and Orthotics Forchheimer Prize 2021.
  5. Effect of Incisional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy vs Standard Wound Dressing on Deep Surgical Site Infection After Surgery for Lower Limb Fractures Associated With Major Trauma: The WHIST Randomized Clinical Trial. Costa ML, Achten J, Knight R, Bruce J, Dutton SJ, Madan J, Dritsaki M, Parsons N, Fernandez M, Grant R, Nanchahal J; WHIST Trial
    Collaborators. JAMA. 2020 Feb 11;323(6):519-526. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.0059. PI for UHCW.
  6. Cost-utility analysis of standard dressing compared with incisional negative-pressure wound therapy among patients with closed surgical wounds following major trauma to
    the lower limb. Png ME, Madan JJ, Dritsaki M, Achten J, Parsons N, Fernandez M, Grant R, Nanchahal J, Costa ML; WHiST trial collaborators. Bone Joint J. 2020 Aug;102-B(8):1072-1081. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.102B8.BJJ-2020-0126.R1. PI for UHCW.
  7. Jeelani A and Arastu MH. Tibial plateau fractures – review of current concepts in management. Injury, Orthopaedics and Trauma 2017;31(2):102-11
  8. Arastu MH, Sheehan B, Odone Paolucci E and Buckley RE. Does it really spin? Intramedullary nailing of segmental tibial fractures – A cadaveric study. Injury, Int. J. Care Injured.
    2015;46:643-648.
  9. Arastu MH, Grange S and Twyman R. Prevalence and Consequences of Delayed Diagnosis of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Ruptures. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2014. Doi:
    10.1007/s00167-014-2947-z.
  10. Arastu M, Sheehan B and Buckley RE. Minimally Invasive Reduction and Fixation of Displaced Calcaneal Fractures: Surgical Technique and Radiographic Analysis. Int Orthop.
    2014 Mar;38(3):539-45. Doi: 10.1007/s00264-013-2235-4.
  11. Arastu MH, Kokke MC, Duffy PJ, Korley REC and Buckley RE. Coronal Plane Articular Fractures of the Distal Femoral Condyle: Current Concepts in Management. Bone Joint J2013;95-B:1165–71
  12. Arastu MH, Phillips L and Duffy P. An Unusual Failure of a Sliding Hip Screw in the
    Immediate Post-operative Period. Injury Extra. 2013;44(2):23-27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2012.10.011
  13. Grange S, Chettiar K, Arastu M et al. Nanotechnology and medical devices: Risk, regulation and ‘meta’ registration. World Journal of Engineering. 2013;10(3):191-198.
  14. Tarsometatarsal Joint Complex and Midtarsal Injuries. Current Concepts Review. Arastu MH and Buckley RE. Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech. 2012;79:21-30
  15. Arastu MH, Demcoe R and Buckley RE. Current Concepts Review: Ankle Fractures. Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech. 2012;79(6):473-83.
  16. Arastu MH, Partridge R, Crocombe A and Solan M. Determination of optimal screw positioning in flexor hallucis longus tendon transfer for chronic tendoachilles rupture. Foot and Ankle Surgery 2010. doi.org/10.1016/j.fas.2010.01.003
  17. Arastu MH, Vijayaraghavan J, Robinson J, Chissell H, Hull JB, Newman JH. Early failure for mobile bearing uni-compartmental knee replacement. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2009 Oct;17(10):1178-83.DOI 10.1007/s00167-009-0779-z
  18. Bismil Q, Bowles C, Edwards M, Arastu M, Ricketts DM and Solan M. Detecting patient allergy status: living a lie. Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England 2007;89(6):603-604
  19. Arastu MH, Milani R, Davidson AW, Bousdras K and Sinisi M. Pigmented Villo-Nodular Synovitis: A rare cause of a supra-clavicular fossa mass. EJSO 2007;33(6):812-814. doi:10.1016/j.ejso.2006.05.020.
  20. Bates P, Arastu M, Sinisi M and Lambert S. Progressive neurological deficit in blunt shoulder trauma ‘Beware the vascular injury’. Injury Extra 2006;37:91-93. 10.1016/j.injury.2005.08.017
  21. Anderson SH, Yadegarfar G, Arastu MH, Anggiansah R, Anggiansah A. The relationship between gastro-oesophageal reflux symptoms and achalasia. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2006 Apr;18(4):369-374
  22. Corrigall VM, Arastu M, Khan M, Fife M, Smeets T, Tak PP, Panayi GS. Functional IL-2
    receptor beta (CD122) and gamma (CD132) chains are expressed by fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS): activation by IL-2 stimulates MCP-1 production. Journal of Immunology 2001 Mar 15; 166(6):4141-4147
  23. Mahmud T, Arastu M and Ellis H. The distribution of fluid within the intra-peritoneal cavity: A cadaveric study. Clinical Anatomy 2005;18:443-445

Invitational Book Chapters and Review Articles.

  1. Arastu MH and Owen WJ. The parathyroid glands – anatomy and physiology. Chapter in : Gleeson M, ed. Scott-Brown’s Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery. 7th ed. London : Hodder Arnold, 2005
  2. Mahmud T, Arastu M and Ellis H. The distribution of fluid within the intra-peritoneal cavity: a cadaveric study. Adhesions. 2003;4:23.
  3. Arastu M, Anderson SHC, Anggiansah A. Strange Associations and Unusual Findings. Achalasia: New Wave Association of Gastro-Intestinal Physiologists. 2002; Issue 4 Vol.1.

Request a Redacted Report

To gain access to a redacted report from this expert, please leave your details below and a member of the team will issue this to you.

Instruct This Expert

To instruct this expert, please leave your details below and a member of the team will be in touch to discuss your requirements.

Venues

Consulting Rooms

Birmingham, B15 3HE

Copyright 2025 MLAS - All Rights Reserved.
Terms & Conditions - Sitemap