In partnership with
INTERNATIONAL OSTEOTOMY MASTERS
NORTHERN
OSTEOTOMY
MASTERCLASS
Thursday 9 &
Friday 10 July 2026
Newcastle
Thursday 9 &
Friday 10 July 2026
Newcastle
83 DAYS 07 HOURS 35 MINUTES 36 S
83 DAYS 07 HOURS 35 MINUTES 36 S
The course begins in
The course begins in
In partnership with
INTERNATIONAL
OSTEOTOMY
MASTERS
NORTHERN
OSTEOTOMY
MASTERCLASS
Thursday 9 &
Friday 10 July 2026
Newcastle
Thursday 9 &
Friday 10 July 2026
Newcastle
83 DAYS 07 HOURS 35 MINUTES 36 S
83 DAYS 07 HOURS 35 MINUTES 36 S
The course begins in
The course begins in
In partnership with
INTERNATIONAL OSTEOTOMY MASTERS
NORTHERN
OSTEOTOMY
MASTERCLASS
Thursday 9 &
Friday 10 July 2026
Newcastle
Thursday 9 &
Friday 10 July 2026
Newcastle
83 DAYS 07 HOURS 35 MINUTES 36 S
83 DAYS 07 HOURS 35 MINUTES 36 S
The course begins in
The course begins in
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Platinum Sponsor
The Northern Osteotomy Cadaveric Masterclass returns! Join us on Thursday 9th and Friday 10th July, at Newcastle
The Northern Osteotomy Cadaveric Masterclass returns! Join us on Thursday 9th and Friday 10th July, at Newcastle
The two day cadaveric masterclass returns to Newcastle with workshops, saw bone sessions and plenary talks hosted at St James Park, along side a cadaveric practical session hosted at The Newcastle Surgical Training Centre.
This meeting provides an ideal opportunity for delegates to enhance their understanding of the indications, principles and methods of knee osteotomy. With hands on experience in a cadaveric lab, delegates will build confidence in the practicalities of performing these procedures.
With key note national and interantion faculty demonstrating the very latest innovations, be sure to register your interest to avoid missing out on a place.
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Convenors
Convenors
Mr. Matt Dawson is an orthopaedic surgeon based in the North of England, specialising in sports injuries, degenerative conditions, and osteotomy surgery. He has performed over 1,000 osteotomies and 2,000 knee replacements and has played a key role in advancing knee realignment surgery. Through his courses and international lectures, he has trained thousands of surgeons. He was chair of the ESSKA Osteotomy Committee (2019–2022) and led a landmark international consensus study in KSSTA. Mr. Dawson continues to drive research, education, and innovation in osteotomy surgery.
Matt Dawson
North Cumbria & Newcastle
Mr. Matt Dawson is an orthopaedic surgeon based in the North of England, specialising in sports injuries, degenerative conditions, and osteotomy surgery. He has performed over 1,000 osteotomies and 2,000 knee replacements and has played a key role in advancing knee realignment surgery. Through his courses and international lectures, he has trained thousands of surgeons. He was chair of the ESSKA Osteotomy Committee (2019–2022) and led a landmark international consensus study in KSSTA. Mr. Dawson continues to drive research, education, and innovation in osteotomy surgery.
David Elson is consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Queen Elizabeth hospital in Gateshead. He completed UK knee surgery fellowships with soft tissue and osteotomy surgeons: Matt Dawson, Chris Wilson, Adrian Wilson. He strongly believes that the techniques of knee osteotomy should be refined in light of patient outcomes and to this aim he has been driving the United Kingdom Knee Osteotomy Registry, which is an initiative designed to capture meaningful outcome data which should influence future surgical techniques in years to come. He has several publications in the field of knee surgery and has presented at national and international conferences. Currently early years representative on the BASK executive committee. He has aspirations to improve the message about knee osteotomy as a highly successful surgery for appropriately selected cases.
David Elson
Newcastle upon Tyne
David Elson is consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Queen Elizabeth hospital in Gateshead. He completed UK knee surgery fellowships with soft tissue and osteotomy surgeons: Matt Dawson, Chris Wilson, Adrian Wilson. He strongly believes that the techniques of knee osteotomy should be refined in light of patient outcomes and to this aim he has been driving the United Kingdom Knee Osteotomy Registry, which is an initiative designed to capture meaningful outcome data which should influence future surgical techniques in years to come. He has several publications in the field of knee surgery and has presented at national and international conferences. Currently early years representative on the BASK executive committee. He has aspirations to improve the message about knee osteotomy as a highly successful surgery for appropriately selected cases.
David Elson
Newcastle, United Kingdom
David Elson is consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Queen Elizabeth hospital in Gateshead. He completed UK knee surgery fellowships with soft tissue and osteotomy surgeons: Matt Dawson, Chris Wilson, Adrian Wilson. He strongly believes that the techniques of knee osteotomy should be refined in light of patient outcomes and to this aim he has been driving the United Kingdom Knee Osteotomy Registry, which is an initiative designed to capture meaningful outcome data which should influence future surgical techniques in years to come. He has several publications in the field of knee surgery and has presented at national and international conferences. Currently early years representative on the BASK executive committee. He has aspirations to improve the message about knee osteotomy as a highly successful surgery for appropriately selected cases.
Helen is a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at Northumbria Healthcare in the Northeast of England. She performs trauma surgery and has an elective practice that focuses exclusively on knee surgery. She is experienced in cartilage, meniscal and ligament injury repair and reconstruction, osteotomy, realignment and stabilisation surgery and the management of early and advanced osteoarthritis including partial and total knee replacement. She aims to help patients to preserve their native knee joint where advisable. Helen has a particular interest in treating patellofemoral conditions and adolescent knee problems. She is also a keen trainer for orthopaedic trainees and fellows.
Helen Vint
Newcastle upon Tyne
Helen is a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at Northumbria Healthcare in the Northeast of England. She performs trauma surgery and has an elective practice that focuses exclusively on knee surgery. She is experienced in cartilage, meniscal and ligament injury repair and reconstruction, osteotomy, realignment and stabilisation surgery and the management of early and advanced osteoarthritis including partial and total knee replacement. She aims to help patients to preserve their native knee joint where advisable. Helen has a particular interest in treating patellofemoral conditions and adolescent knee problems. She is also a keen trainer for orthopaedic trainees and fellows.
Mr Hancock is a consultant in knee surgery at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals. His practice includes all aspects of knee surgery, with a special interest in knee preservation, having completed a complex osteotomy fellowship, and providing knee cartilage repair/regeneration services in the NHS, which is provided by only a handful of UK centres. Offering a full scope of knee surgery. He has a number of publications in international journals and has presented at national and international conferences. Mr Hancock was appointed as a consultant in knee surgery at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, commencing this post in April 2023. Here he has begun a modern osteotomy practice, and monitors patient outcomes closely using Patient Reported Outcome Measures, utilising national registries for ligament reconstruction and osteotomy. Alongside these procedures, he is focussed on knee preservation, aiming to repair meniscal injuries wherever possible to retain their function.
Graeme Hancock
Sheffield
Mr Hancock is a consultant in knee surgery at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals. His practice includes all aspects of knee surgery, with a special interest in knee preservation, having completed a complex osteotomy fellowship, and providing knee cartilage repair/regeneration services in the NHS, which is provided by only a handful of UK centres. Offering a full scope of knee surgery. He has a number of publications in international journals and has presented at national and international conferences. Mr Hancock was appointed as a consultant in knee surgery at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, commencing this post in April 2023. Here he has begun a modern osteotomy practice, and monitors patient outcomes closely using Patient Reported Outcome Measures, utilising national registries for ligament reconstruction and osteotomy. Alongside these procedures, he is focussed on knee preservation, aiming to repair meniscal injuries wherever possible to retain their function.
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Our Speakers
Learn from a faculty of experienced knee surgeons and international experts, bringing together clinical insight, case-based discussion, and practical approaches to osteotomy around the knee.
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