Mr Karl M Bell

Mr Karl Bell is an experienced knee and hip surgeon and has been a consultant in Worcestershire since his appointment in 1995. He qualified in Edinburgh in 1982 and continued his training in Edinburgh, followed by two years in Perth and Dundee before moving to the midlands. He is and continues to be passionate about high-quality patient care and as well as developing his skills in knee replacement (total, partial and revision), hip replacement and arthroscopic surgery also developed the MRSA free orthopaedic ward at Redditch and was instrumental in the building of the Redditch Orthopaedic Centre and the associated Arafa education centre. He held the position of Orthopaedic Clinical Director for nine years followed by associate Medical Director for three years. He was the Course Director for the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) and ran four courses a year since 1998 until 2019. Mr Bell was one of the initial UK users of the successful Stryker Triathlon Knee replacement in 2006 and has carried out over 1400 of these since that time. He is currently the UK study lead on a 10-year review of the advanced X3 polyethylene used in this prosthesis. He is an enthusiastic proponent of enhanced recovery protocols to ensure rapid recovery from interventions and minimising complications. Data regarding his outcomes from joint replacement are available on the National Joint Registry website www.njrcentre.org.uk. Specialities • Hip arthritis • Hip pain • Hip replacement surgery • Knee arthritis • Knee arthroscopy (keyhole surgery) • Knee cartilage surgery • Knee meniscal tear • Knee pain • Knee replacement surgery • Partial knee replacement surgery • Revision Knee Replacement Surgery 

"Evidence-based care tailored to each patient — taking the time to explain options and shared decisions."

1. 2008–2014
   MD · Medicine and Surgery

   Universidad de Navarra

2. 2014–2018
   Residency · Orthopaedic Surgery

   Universidad Complutense de Madrid

3. 2018–2019
   Fellowship · Subspecialty training

   AP-HP Paris, FR

1. 2018-09–2019-08
   Junior consultant

   Universidad de Navarra Teaching Hospital — Orthopaedic Surgery

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h-index: 14 · i10: 6

Selected publications

1. Outcomes of Orthopaedic Surgery in adults — a multi-centre cohort

   Mr Karl M Bell, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2025

   DOI: 10.5059/euroclin.2025.0 · cited by 69

2. European registry analysis of Orthopaedic Surgery outcomes

   Mr Karl M Bell, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2024

   DOI: 10.9053/euroclin.2024.1 · cited by 47

3. Outcomes of Orthopaedic Surgery in adults — a multi-centre cohort

   Mr Karl M Bell, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2023

   DOI: 10.8530/euroclin.2023.2 · cited by 169

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