Rupert Clifton is a highly-experienced consultant orthopaedics surgeon specialising in knee conditions and procedures. He performs several hundred knee operations a year, many of them arthroscopically (keyhole) using the very latest techniques, e.g., Visionaire patient-specific Total Knee Replacement and Anatomic Single Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. As part of his commitment to patient safety, he is also very open about his operative experience and fully contributes to both the National Joint Registry and to the National Ligament Registry. In addition to his NHS positions and private practice, he is also the director of Peterborough and Stamford Orthopaedics, a network of specialist surgeons providing orthopaedic care to patients in the area. Patients describe him as calm, kind and hard-working.

• 2010 - Present: Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Fitzwilliam Hospital
• ATLS Instructor
• Undergraduate Educational Supervisor to Leicester orthopaedic medical students
• Director of Peterborough and Stamford Orthopaedics
• 2010 - Present: Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Ramsay Fitzwilliam Hospital

• FRCS (Tr & Orth), Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2008
• MSc (Orthopaedic Engineering), Cardiff University, 2003
• M.R.C.S. (Eng), Royal College of Surgeons, 2003
• M.B. Ch.B. Leeds, Hons in Surgery, 2000

• General Medical Council (GMC Number): 4714831
• British Association for Surgery of the Knee (BASK)
• European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA)
• British Orthopaedic Association (BOA)
• British Medical Association (BMA)
• Premium Medical Protection

• Clifton R, Ng CY, Nutton RW, What is the Role of Lateral Retinacular Release? J Bone Joint Surg (Br) (1)1-6 January 2010
• Loveday D, Clifton R, Robinson AHN. Cochrane systematic review of osteochondral injuries to the talus. Protocol Published November 2009
• Haleem S, Clifton R, Quiraishi NA, Hallett, JP. ‘Pointing’ in the wrong direction – a case of diverticulitis presenting at the hip. HIP International, 18(1):58-60, 2008
• Clifton R, Haleem S, McKee A, Parker MJ. Closed suction surgical wound drainage after hip fracture surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. International Orthopaedics, 32(6):723-7, 2008
• Clifton R, McKee A, Haleem S, Parker MJ. Closed suction surgical wound drainage after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials. Knee. 14(5):348-51 2007
• Parker MJ, Livingstone V, Clifton R, McKee A. Closed suction surgical wound drainage after orthopaedic surgery. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD001825. 2007
• Clifton R, Norrish A, Howell F. Reducing blood loss after total hip arthroplasty: a prospective randomised controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of temporarily clamping drains – HIP International, 15(2):108-111, 2005
• Clifton R, Nicolai P. Retropharyngeal Haematoma: A Case Report - INJURY, 36(4):59-98, 2005
• Clifton R. Second Opinion – letter published by BMA News, Saturday 27th November 2004.
• Scollay J, Clifton R, Fewings P. The Relative Merits of Neurosurgery as part of a Basic Surgical Training Rotation: A guide for the trainee with non-neurosurgical career intentions – Published January 2004, Bulletin of Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
• Clifton R. Posterior Fossa Haematomas, a neurosurgical quiz question (NSQ 3) – December 2003, Annals of Neurosurgery. (http://www.annals-neurosurgery.org/quiz/nsq3/index.htm)
• Clifton R. Selected Internet Viewings on Subarachnoid Haemorrhage – Published Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. 85 (3):214, 2003.
• Clifton R. Colouterine Fistula: A Case Tutorial – Accepted for use on Surgical Tutor website (http://www.surgical-tutor.org Editor Mr S J Parker BSc MS FRCS (Gen) FRCS (Eng & Ed)), April 2003.
• Published Abstracts
• Britspine: R. Clifton, D. Hay, J.M. Powell, and D.J. Sharp Orthopaedic specialist registrar training in spinal surgery. A five-year follow-up review of the attitudes to spinal surgery and reasons for poor recruitment. J Bone Joint Surg Br Proceedings, Aug 2008; 90-B: 458.
• Britspine: D Hay, A Siegmeth, R Clifton, J Powell, and D Sharp The effect of somatisation on the outcome of lumbar spine surgery. J Bone Joint Surg Br Proceedings, Aug 2008; 90-B: 454.