Richard Freeman

Richard Freeman is a highly-experienced consultant orthopaedic surgeon specialising in foot and ankle procedures. He has been widely published in medical journals and teaches in the UK and internationally.

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	Medbelle position	Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
	Titles	MBBS, BSc (Hons), MSc, FRCS (Tr. & Orth.)
	Specialisation	Foot and Ankle
	Experience	17 years
	Specialisation	Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons

Summary

Richard Freeman is an experienced consultant orthopaedic surgeon specialising in foot and ankle procedures. His experience includes working with elite athletes, Premiership footballers and Olympians and ballet dancers. Richard is an expert in providing plantar fasciitis and Achilles tendinopathy treatment in Kent and Sussex. He is able to use advanced modern treatments to succeed in treating these chronic conditions where other methods have failed. Alongside his NHS roles and private practice, he is a Senior Clinical Fellow at the University of Sussex. Patients describe him as reassuring, warm and professional.

Positions

Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Nuffield Health Haywards Heath Hospital
Senior Clinical Fellow at the University of Sussex

Education

MBBS Kings College London 2005
BSc (Hons.) Kings College London 2004
MSc Trauma & Orthopaedics The University of Brighton and Sussex 2013
FRCS (Tr. & Orth.) Royal College of Surgeons of England 2013
Fellowship in Foot and Ankle The Fortius Clinic - London 2014

Professional memberships

General Medical Council (GMC) 6117327
British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
British Orthopaedic Association
British Medical Association

Conditions:

Plantar Fasciitis
Achilles Tendinopathy
Bunions
Hallux valgus
Hallux rigidis
Big toe arthritis
Ankle arthritis
Midfoot arthritis
Midfoot fusion
Ankle fracture
Foot fracture
Calcaneal fracture
Talus fracture
Morton's neuroma
Metatarsalgia
Sports injuries
Syndesmosis injuries
Cartiva
Achilles rupture
peroneal tendon tears
peroneal tendon dislocation
Lisfranc injuries

Treatments

Minimally Invasive Surgery
keyhole bunion surgery
ankle arthroscopy
Ankle fusion
Ankle replacement
Ankle ligament reconstruction
Midfoot fusion
flatfoot deformity correction
Cavus foot deformity correction
Ankle cartilage repair
Tendon transfers

Richard Freeman's Reviews

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Amanda's Treatment

I had a consultation with Mr. Richard Freeman Orthopaedic surgeon at the Nuffield Hospital who put me in contact with Medbelle for a quote and treatment plan. My patient care advisor was Grace, who was very friendly, professional with a lovely 'nothing is too much trouble' manner. Mr Freeman is a highly-skilled surgeon who performs minimal invasive surgery, who I would not hesitate in highly recommending. Medbelle, Mr Freeman and Grace have all given me reassurance and guidance throughout my treatment and I would not hesitate in using them again and highly recommend them to anyone.

Locations

Nuffield Health Haywards Heath Hospital

Burrell Rd

Haywards Heath

RH16 1UD

Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital

Kingswood Rd

Tunbridge Wells

TN2 4UL

Publications

Primary arthroscopic tibiotalar fusion and antegrade nailing for C3 Pilon fractures

October 2020

DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.19040.92164

Intraoperative ankle arthrogram for assessment of traumatic syndesmotic injuries and surgical syndesmotic reduction

February 2020

Conference: 4th International Trauma CongressAt: Dubai, U.A.E.

Post-operative weight bearing after ankle arthrodesis

September 2019The Bone & Joint Journal 101(10)

Accelerating The Treatment Protocol of Stable Weber B Ankle Fractures

June 2019

Conference: 20th EFORT CongressAt: Lisbon, Portugal

Development and validation of the unifying elective orthopaedic score (UnEOS). A pilot study

June 2019Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma 11(Suppl 1)

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcot.2019.06.016

Chronic osteomyelitis: a review on current concepts and trends in treatment

April 2019Orthopaedics and Trauma 33(3)

DOI: 10.1016/j.mporth.2019.03.005

‘Modern’ distal femoral locking plates allow safe, early weight-bearing with a high rate of union and low rate of failure.

July 2017The Bone & Joint Journal 99-B(7):951-957

DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.99B7.BJJ-2016-0585.R1

Meta-analysis and suggested guidelines for the prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in foot and ankle surgery

March 2016Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy 24(4)

DOI: 10.1007/s00167-015-3976-y

Non-insertional Achilles tendinosis

January 2016

In book: Arthroscopy Association of North America – The Foot and AnkleChapter: 19Publisher: Slack IncEditors: Stone J, Kennedy J, Glazebrook M

The Efficacy of Tranexamic Acid in Hip Hemiarthroplasty surgery An Observational Cohort Study

July 2015Injury 88(10)

DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2015.06.039

Plantaris excision in the treatment of non-insertional Achilles tendinopathy in elite athletes

November 2014British Journal of Sports Medicine 49(23)

DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2014-093827

Accuracy of internet images of glenoid labral injuries

September 2013Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England 95(6):418-20

DOI: 10.1308/003588413X13629960046958

Inappropriate requests for magnetic resonance scans of the shoulder

June 2013International Orthopaedics 37(11)

DOI: 10.1007/s00264-013-1968-4

Inaccuracy of the AO Expert Lateral Femoral Nail recon jig: A case series

March 2013Injury Extra 44(3):35–36

DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2012.12.015

Surgeon administered regional blocks for day case forefoot surgery

June 2012Foot and Ankle Surgery 18(2):141-3

DOI: 10.1016/j.fas.2011.07.003

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