Colleges
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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Costa ML. et al, (2018), Jama, 319, 2280 - 2288
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Costa ML. et al, (2017), Jama, 318, 1767 - 1776
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Costa ML. et al, (2020), Jama, 323, 519 - 526
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Costa ML. et al, (2020), Lancet, 395, 441 - 448
Recent publications
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A multicentre, randomised, parallel group, superiority study to compare the clinical and cost-effectiveness of external frame versus internal locking plate for complete articular pilon fracture fixation in adults: protocol for the ACTIVE randomised controlled trial
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FLETT L. et al, (2021), Bone & joint open
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Griffin XL. et al, (2021), Bone joint j, 1 - 8
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Trompeter AJ. et al, (2021), Bone joint j, 103-B
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Fennelly JT. et al, (2021), Surgeon
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A Randomised Clinical Trial of low dose single antibiotic loaded cement versus high dose dual antibiotic loaded cement in patients receiving a hip hemiarthroplasty after fracture: a protocol for the WHiTE 8 COPAL study
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AGNI N. et al, (2020), Bone & joint open