Matthew Costa
Professor of Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery
- Honorary Consultant Trauma Surgeon, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford
Matt was appointed Professor of Orthopaedic Trauma, University of Oxford in 2015. He was previously Professor of Trauma and Orthopaedics at University of Warwick. Matt is also Honorary Consultant Trauma Surgeon at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.
Matt's research interest is in clinical and cost effectiveness of musculoskeletal interventions and he is Chief Investigator for a series of randomised trials and associated studies supported by grants from the UK National Institute of Health Research. His work has been cited widely, and informs many guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
In The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
Key publications
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Surgical fixation with K-wires versus casting in adults with fracture of distal radius: DRAFFT2 multicentre randomised clinical trial.
Journal article
Costa ML. et al, (2022), Bmj, 376
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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.
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Costa ML. et al, (2020), Jama, 323, 519 - 526
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Effect of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy vs Standard Wound Management on 12-Month Disability Among Adults With Severe Open Fracture of the Lower Limb: The WOLLF Randomized Clinical Trial.
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Costa ML. et al, (2018), Jama, 319, 2280 - 2288
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Cemented or Uncemented Hemiarthroplasty for Intracapsular Hip Fracture.
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Fernandez MA. et al, (2022), N engl j med, 386, 521 - 530
Recent publications
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The core outcomes for open lower limb fracture study. How should core outcomes be measured?
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AQUILINA A. et al, (2023), Bone and joint research
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Use of cast immobilisation versus removable brace in adults with an ankle fracture: multicentre randomised controlled trial: Two year follow up
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Kearney R. et al, (2023), Bone and joint journal
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Development of a core outcome set for open lower limb fracture; what core outcomes should be measured
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AQUILINA A. et al, (2023), Bone and joint research
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‘It makes me feel old’: Understanding the experience of recovery from ankle fracture at 6 months in people aged 50 years and over
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TUTTON E. et al, (2022), Qualitative health research
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Progressive exercise versus best practice advice for adults aged 50 years or over after ankle fracture: the AFTER pilot randomised controlled trial.
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Keene DJ. et al, (2022), Bmj open, 12
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Cost-utility analysis of surgical fixation with Kirschner wire versus casting after fracture of the distal radius : a health economic evaluation of the DRAFFT2 trial.
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Png ME. et al, (2022), Bone joint j, 104-B, 1225 - 1233