Qualifications BSc Hons Pharm 1978 MBBS 1981 FRCS 1985 Education Undergraduate education at St. Bartholomews Hospital Medical School. Postgraduate orthopaedic training at Oswestry Orthopaedic Hospital and Sydney, Australia. Employment I was appointed Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon on 1.8.92. My original appointment was to both Wrexham and Oswestry but I was subsequently appointed Head of Department at Wrexham to concentrate and develop both the elective orthopaedic and specialist interests in North Wales. I was Orthopaedic Clinical Director for three years and am Senior Consultant. For the past three years I have been the Clinical Lead for Trauma and Orthopaedics for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Ysbyty Glan Clwyd, Ysbyty Gwynedd). My main clinical interests are in both upper and lower limb joint replacement and sports injuries. I currently specialise in Direct Anterior Approach Hip Replacement surgery and am lead orthopaedic clinician of the multi-disciplinary team treating chronic musculo-skeletal pain. ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS: Presentations Historical 1. Intra-articular Bupivicaine in Post Arthroscopy Analgesia at Norfolk and Norwich Hospital Annual Meeting 1984. Then New South Wales Orthopaedic Society Meeting, Manley, NDS in October, 1989. 2. Unusual Fracture Dislocation of Both Wrists at inaugural Welsh Orthopaedic Society Meeting, Oswestry in April, 1987.
3. Neurological Complications after Upper tibial Osteotomy: A Clinical and Anatomical Study of 100 Cases at second Welsh Orthopaedic Society Meeting, Swansea in March, 1988. 4. Acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair Cross, Wootton, Bokor. Presented Australian Orthopaedic Association, Perth, W.A. Australia in September, 1988. AJSM. 5. Hamstring Regeneration following Intra-articular Grafting for ACL Reconstruction, Cross, Roger, Wootton. Presented by Cross at International Knee Society, Rome in March, 1989. Presented AOA Canberra by Cross in September, 1989. 6. Patello-femoral Re-alignment treated by Proximal and Distal Reconstruction, Wootton, Wood, Cross. Presented by Wood at AOA Canberra in September, 1989. 7. Combined Intra and Extra-articular Reconstruction for Chronic ACL Tears Wootton, Crss. Presented by Cross at AOA Canberra in 1989. 8. Role of Core Biopsy in Revision Hip Surgery, BOA Birmingham in October, 1999. 9. Use of Fibrin Adhesive in Spinal Arthrodesis Surgery, Naughton Dunn Club, Birmingham in November, 1990. 10. Chronic ACL Reconstruction, Combined Meeting: Welsh and Irish Orthopaedic Societies on 10 th May, 1991. 11. Spinal Arthrodesis Surgery, Oswestry Spinal Disorder Meeting in May, 1991. 12. Use of Gait Analysis and Callotasis in High Tibial Osteotomy, British Orthopaedic Assocation, Torquay in October, 1993. Publications Historical 1. Weight Lifting Injuries: J. Wootton, D. Jones; Injury 19:6, Pages 446-7. 2. Pes Planus Following Upper Tibial Osteotomy: J. Wootton, McLaren; Foot and Ankle Vol 9, No. 6, June, 1989. 3. Osteomyelitis due to Haemophilus Influenzae: J. Wootton, D. Jones; Journal of Royal Society of Medicine, Vol 83, July, 1990.! 2
4. Avulsion of Ischial Apophysis: The Case of Open Reduction and Internal Fixation: J. Wootton, M. Cross; JBJS, July, 72B (1990) Pages 635-82. 5. Annals Royal College Surgeons Too Many Toes Sign in Tibialis Posterior Rupture, January, 1999, Vol 72, No. 1. 6. Letter Annals Royal College Surgeons Adverse Effect of Intramuscular Diclofenac, January, 1990, Vol 72, No. 1 7. Patello-femoral Malalignment: Wootton, Cross and Holt. Australian Institute of Musculo-Skeletal Research, no. 2, 1990. 8.Hamstring Injury: Wootton, Cross and Holt; Australian Institute of Musculo Skeletal Research, No. 3, 1990 9. Patella Instability: Wootton, Wood and Cross. Australian Institute of Musculo Skeletal Research, No. 3, 1990. 10. Shoulder Arthrodesis in Brachial Plexus Injury: Rouholamin, Wootton, Jamieson; Injury, 1991. 11. Neurological Complictions of Upper Tibial Osteotomy; The Oswestrian, 1990. 12. Acute Repair Anterior Cruciate Ligament A Long Term Study: M. Cross, D. Bokor and J. Wootton, AJSM, 1993. Presentations Recent 1. Prospective Review 65 Total Elbow Replacements Zurich in June, 1999. 2. Prospective Analysis High Tibial Osteotomy in Conjunction with ORLAU 12 th Year of Study. 3. Member of Franck Hip Fracture Study. 4. BOA Dublin October, 1998: Prospective Analysis Hip Fractures in the Elderly. 5. Convenor of Orthopaedic Geriatric Symposium (National Meeting of Hip Fractures) held at Wrexham Maelor Hospital in 2002. 6. Elderly Joint Replacement Aged Anaesthesis Society, Wrexham in December, 2002.! 3
7. Thrust Plate Prosthesis: A Prospective Study, BOA Cardiff 2002, Co Author. 8. Posterior Interosseious Nerve Block for Neurogenic Pain. Co-author Poster at Pain Society 2002. 9. Combined Rheumatology and Orthopaedic Clinic: The Way Forward. Coauthor with Dr. M. O Sullivan, Stockholm 2002. 10. Prospective Study Cemented Metal on Metal Hip Replacement 10 th Year. Current Research 1. Prospective Randomized Trial of Hyaluronic Acid post Arthroscopy in Degenerative Knees. 2. Prospective Randomized Trial of Fixed Bearing Versus Mobile Bearing Total Knee Replacement. 3. Prospective Study of Tibial Osteotomy using the Op-Garches submitted to JBJS. 4. The DAMASK Trial. 5. JBJS and British Hip Society Study DAA and posterior approach THR 2. Medico-legal Experience I have undertaken medico-legal work for twenty years comprising a mixture of plaintiff and defendant work and more recently as sole expert. I also have significant experience of medical negligence acting mainly on behalf of the plaintiff. I approximately undertake about 500 reports per annum. My specialist field is Orthopaedics and Trauma with particular interest in upper and lower limb joint replacement and sports injury and surgery. My medicolegal expertise involves all types of spinal injury and all aspects of traumatic injury particularly of the knee and shoulder. I have undertaken the Bond Solon Medico-legal Expert Witness Certificate. 1. I understand that my overriding duty is to the court, both in preparing reports and in giving oral evidence. I have complied and will continue to comply with the duty.! 4
2. I have set out in my report what I understand from those instructing me to be the questions in respect of this my opinion as an expert are required.! 5