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).
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.
Journal article
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.
Journal article
Costa ML. et al, (2018), Jama, 319, 2280 - 2288
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Cemented or Uncemented Hemiarthroplasty for Intracapsular Hip Fracture.
Journal article
Fernandez MA. et al, (2022), N engl j med, 386, 521 - 530
Recent publications
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The experience of patients and physiotherapists within the AFTER pilot randomised trial of two rehabilitation interventions for people aged 50 years and over post-ankle fracture: A qualitative study
Journal article
TUTTON E. et al, (2023), Bmjopen
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Cost-utility analysis of dual antibiotic cement versus single antibiotic cement for the treatment of displaced intracapsular hip fractures in older adults: WHiTE-8 trial
Journal article
PNG ME. et al, (2023), Bone and joint journal
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Physiotherapy Rehabilitation Post Patellar Dislocation (PRePPeD)-protocol for an external pilot randomised controlled trial and qualitative study comparing supervised versus self-managed rehabilitation for people after acute patellar dislocation.
Journal article
Forde C. et al, (2023), Pilot feasibility stud, 9
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International orthopaedic trials.
Journal article
Costa ML. et al, (2023), Bone joint j, 105-B, 719 - 722
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High-dose dual-antibiotic loaded cement for hip hemiarthroplasty in the UK (WHiTE 8): a randomised controlled trial.
Journal article
Agni NR. et al, (2023), Lancet
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The core outcomes for open lower limb fracture study.
Journal article
Aquilina AL. et al, (2023), Bone joint res, 12, 352 - 361