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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)
Fracture repair to lower shinbone
Professor Matt Costa spoke to the NIHR about Fractures of the lower end of the shin bone and one their studies looking at these serious injuries, which can take many months to heal.
Key publications
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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.
Journal article
Costa ML. et al, (2018), Jama, 319, 2280 - 2288
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Effect of Locking Plate Fixation vs Intramedullary Nail Fixation on 6-Month Disability Among Adults With Displaced Fracture of the Distal Tibia: The UK FixDT Randomized Clinical Trial.
Journal article
Costa ML. et al, (2017), Jama, 318, 1767 - 1776
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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.
Journal article
Costa ML. et al, (2020), Jama, 323, 519 - 526
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Plaster cast versus functional brace for non-surgical treatment of Achilles tendon rupture (UKSTAR): a multicentre randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation.
Journal article
Costa ML. et al, (2020), Lancet, 395, 441 - 448
Recent publications
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Exploring the use of Bayesian Techniques in a Surgical Trauma Randomised Control Trial
Conference paper
OOMS A. et al, (2020)
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Surgical site infection after hip fracture surgery: A systematic review and meta analysis of studies published in the United Kingdom
Journal article
METCALFE D. et al, (2020), Bone and joint research
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Statistical and Health Economic Analysis Plan for a Randomized Controlled trial of Surgical Fixation with K-Wires versus Plaster Casting in the Treatment of Dorsally Displaced Distal Radius Fractures: DRAFFT2
Journal article
OOMS A. et al, (2020), Bone and joint open
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Effectiveness and safety of cemented and uncemented hemiarthroplasty for the treatment of intracapsular hip fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Journal article
KUMAR N. et al, (2020), Bone and joint journal
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A multi-centre prospective randomised equivalence trial of a soft bandage and immediate discharge versus current treatment with rigid immobilisation for torus fractures of the distal radius in children: Protocol for the Forearm Fracture Recovery in Children Evaluation Trial (FORCE)
Journal article
ACHTEN J. et al, (2020), Bone and joint journal