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Mr Ramsay Refaie

Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon MBBS, PhD, FRCS
Claimants and DefendantsHome AppointmentsRemote AppointmentsFace to Face Appointments18+ Patients

Medico-Legal Experience

Mr Refaie has untaken Bond Solon on Excellence in Report Writing and is instructed by both Claimants and Defendants on personal injury cases. 

Mr Refaie is able to opine on all aspects of trauma and foot and ankle surgery, he is highly ranked in providing reports on a wide range of traumatic injuries. 

Mr Refaie has experience in cases associated with:

Injuries relating to:

  • Bunion surgery (bunionectomy)
  • Subtalar fusion
  • Forefoot reconstructive surgery
  • Ankle ligament repair
  • Bone graft
  • Osteotomy
  • Toe surgery
  • Keller’s arthroplasty
  • Subtalar arthroscopy
  • Ankle arthroscopy
  • Toe joint replacement
  • Ankle fusion
  • Toe join fusion
  • Hallux Valgus Surgery
  • Ankle replacement

Special interest:

  • Sports injuries of the foot
  • Bunion surgery
  • Ankle arthroscopy
  • Ankle arthritis

Mr Refaie’s availablity is 1-2 weeks and has report turnaround time of 4-6 weeks.

Cardiff University Bond Solon Civil Expert Certificate

 

Clinical Experience

Mr Refaie completed his orthopaedic training in Newcastle, he received awards from The British Foot and Ankle Society and British Orthopaedic Association. These allowed him to travel to Glasgow and Sydney to further develop his specialist foot and ankle skills in world-renowned centres of excellence.

He has brought these skills back to the North East where he now practices at James Cook Hospital, The Friarage Hospital and Woodlands Hospital. He is a surgical trainer within the NHS, helping to prepare the next generation of surgeons for independent practice. He also teaches on several courses, including the local orthopaedic masters program.

Mr Refaie prides himself on providing a personal service to his patients and believes in true shared decision making to ensure the best treatments and outcomes for his patients.

Publications

Refaie, R., P. Rushton, P. McGovern, D. Thompson, I. Serrano-Pedraza, K. S.

Rankin, and M. Reed. 2017. “The Effect of Operating Lights on Laminar Flow: An Experimental Study Using Neutrally Buoyant Helium Bubbles.” The Bone & Joint Journal 99-B (8): 1061–66.

A prospective randomised controlled trial of Hyaluronic acid in patients with symptomatic ankle osteoarthrits. R Refaie, M Chong, A Murty, M Reed. Bone Joint J 96 (SUPP 2), 34-34, 2014

Antibiotic resistance profiles of surgical site infections in hip hemiarthroplasty: comparing low dose single antibiotic cement and high dose dual impregnated cement. B Tyas, M Marsh, C Molyneux, R Refaie, T Oswald, M Reed. Bone Joint J 98 (SUPP 23), 37-37, 2016

Are results of total knee arthroplasty for isolated patellofemoral OA as good as for medial compartment OA? A medium-term retrospective comparative study. D

Saragaglia, R Mader, R Refaie. European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology 25 (2) , 2015

Bone growth on hydroxyapatite collars in massive tumour endoprostheses. B Sankar,

R Refaie, S Murray, C Gerrand. Orthopaedic Proceedings 94 (SUPP XXXIX), 113-113, 2012

Characterization of the cartilage DNA methylome in knee and hip osteoarthritis. MD Rushton, LN Reynard, MJ Barter, R Refaie, KS Rankin, DA Young. Arthritis & rheumatology 66 (9), 2450-2468, 2014

Computer navigation for revision of unicompartmental knee replacements to total knee replacements: the results of a case-control study of forty six knees comparing computer navigated and conventional surgery. D Saragaglia, J Cognault, R Refaie, B Rubens-Duval, R Mader, R Rouchy. International orthopaedics 39 (9) 3, 2015

Computer-assisted total knee replacement after medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy: medium-term results in a series of ninety cases. D Saragaglia, J Massfelder, R Refaie, B Rubens-Duval, R Mader, International orthopaedics 40 (1), 35-40 5, 2016

Constrained condylar knee systems: A review of five commonly used brands. D

Kader, N Caplan, M Kokkinakis, R Refaie, J Loughead. Journal of Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery 2 (1), 23-32, 2015

Debridement antibiotics and implant retention in the succefull treatment of prosthetic joint infection . R Refaie, A Reekhaye, M Howard, T Oswald, I Carluke, P Partington, Bone Joint J 95 (SUPP 27), 1-1, 2013

Lateral tenodesis combined with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using a unique semitendinosus and gracilis transplant. D Saragaglia, A Pison, R Refaie. International orthopaedics 37 (8), 157511,2013

Navigation of the tibial plateau alone appears to be sufficient in computer-assisted unicompartmental knee arthroplasty. D Saragaglia, F Picard, R Refaie. International orthopaedics, 1-512, 2012

Peri-oPerative strategies in the management of Patients with Proximal femur fractures in 2011: a national survey of orthoPaedic sPecialist trainees. R Forrester, R

Refaie, T Bonner, W Eardley. The Bulletin of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 95 (1), 1-4, 2013

Perioperative strategies in the management of patients with proximal femur fractures in 2011: A national survey of orthopaedic specialist trainees. R Forrester, R Refaie, T Bonner, W Eardley. International Journal of Surgery 10 (8), S58-S59, 2012

Pre-hospital and emergency department management of pelvic fractures and major trauma centre status: Has practice changed? J Barnes, P Thomas, R Refaie, A Gray. Trauma, 1460408616677562, 2016

Relevance of a press-fit dual mobility cup to deal with recurrent dislocation of conventional total hip arthroplasty: a 29-case series. D Saragaglia, S Ruatti, R Refaie. European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology, 1-11, 2013

Return to sports after valgus osteotomy of the knee joint in patients with medial unicompartmental osteoarthritis. D Saragaglia, RC Rouchy, A Krayan, R Refaie. International orthopaedics 38 (10)13, 2014

Revision following patello-femoral arthroplasty. PN Baker, R Refaie, P Gregg, D

Deehan. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy 20 (10), 2047-205310, 2012

The effect of introducing a Trauma Network on patient flow, hospital finances and trainee operating. D Hipps, S Jameson, A Murty, R Gregory, D Large, J Gregson, R Refaie. Injury 46 (2), 195-2004, 2015

The impact the transition to a level 1 major trauma centre has on the management of patients sustaining a fractured neck of femur using the National BOAST Guidelines. D Hipps, A Holmes, K Sugden, R Refaie, D Dowen, AC Gray. Bone Joint J 95 (SUPP 12), 24-242, 2013

The Use Of Thrombophylaxis For Total Ankle Replacements. D Townshend, R

Refaie, B Lovell. Orthopaedic Proceedings 93 (SUPP IV), 479

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Venues

Nuffield Health Tees Hospital

Stockton-On-Tees, TS20 1PX

Tees Valley Hospital

Middlesbrough, TS5 7DX

Woodlands Hospital

Darlington, DL1 4PL

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