Dr Dimitrios Giotikas MD, PhD
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Dr Dimitrios Giotikas is the founder and Clinical director of Athens Bone & Joint Reconstruction Centre.
He is fully registered, revalidated and licensed to practice Orthopaedics in the United Kingdom and in Greece.
He splits his professional time between Greece and the United Kingdom where he works at his private practice in London and Cambridge.
He also holds a honorary consultant post for research with Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust.
His clinical interest is focused on limb reconstruction (including limb lengthening, the management of bone infections and limb deformities), knee surgery and complex orthopaedic trauma.
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Training & Qualifications
In 1998, Dr Dimitrios Giotikas graduated from the Military Medical Academy of Greek Army and from the Medical School of Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki in Greece and started his career as a medical officer of Hellenic Army.
In 2008, he obtained the qualification of the specialist Surgeon in Trauma & Orthopaedics.
In 2012, Dimitrios Giotikas started his sub-specialization in complex trauma and limb reconstruction (lengthening, correction of deformities, bone defects) in Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom.
In 2013, he obtained the prestigious title of member of the Hellenic College of Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeons.
In 2016, Dimitrios Giotikas acquired the PhD qualification from the Medical School of University of Thessaly, Greece, for his research on the subject of Minimally invasive techniques on Total knee Replacement. The related publication has received more than 95 citations.
Work Experience
Current posts
Dr Dimitrios Giotikas is currently working as a Consultant Surgeon in Trauma & Orthopaedics at his private practice in Athens (Greece) and also in London and Cambridge (United Kingdom).
In addition to his clinical practice, he holds an Honorary Consultant post at Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust for research and academic purposes.
Previous posts
Upon completion of the specialty training in 2008, Dr D.Giotikas was appointed as Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics at the Military Hospital of Larissa, Greece.
In 2009, he was deployed with Hellenic Army and NATO in Northern Afghanistan, where he worked for four months as a consultant at a NATO Combat Support hospital. When he returned, he was appointed back at the Military Hospital of Larissa as a Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics.
In 2012, Dr Dimitrios Giotikas moved to UK to work at the Orthopaedic Trauma Unit of Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge; where he further sub-specialized in complex trauma, lower limb reconstruction and lengthening and in the management of chronic bone infections and deformities.
In 2015, he was successfully revalidated according to UK laws and regulations.
In 2016 he founded Athens Bone & Joint Reconstruction Centre in Athens, Greece.
In March 2017, Dr Dimitrios Giotikas was offered the appointment of Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer of the faculty of Medical Science at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK.
In January 2018, Dr Giotikas was appointed as a consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
In March 2019, he was appointed as a consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics at Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust.
Publisched Writing
Book Chapter
“Long Term Results of Total Knee Arthroplasty. The Effect of Surgical Technique” D.Giotikas, T.Karachalios in the book “ Total Knee Arthroplasty-Long term Outcomes” published by Springer-Verlag publications Co, London, 1st Ed, 2015.
Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals
1. Results of the induced membrane technique in the management of traumatic bone loss in the lower limb: a cohort study.
D Giotikas, N Tarazi, L Spalding, M Nabergoj, M Krkovic. J of Orthop Trauma 2019 mar; 33 (3), 131-136
2. Surgical management of complex intra-articular distal femoral and bicondylar Hoffa fracture.
Giotikas D, Nabergoj M, Krkovic M. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2016 Nov; 98(8): e168–e170.
3. Massive Blood Loss during Graft Harvesting with the Reamer Irrigator-Aspirator.
Nabergoj M, Giotikas D, Krkovic M. MOJ Orthop Rheumatol 5(1): 00166. DOI:10.15406/mojor.2016.05.00166
4. A mid-term clinical outcome study of the Advance Medial Pivot knee arthroplasty.
Karachalios T, Roidis N, Giotikas D, Bargiotas K, Varitimidis S, Malizos KN. Knee. 2009 Dec;16(6):484-8.
5. Total knee replacement performed with either a mini-midvastus or a standard approach: A prospective randomized clinical and radiological trial. Karachalios T, Giotikas D, Roidis N, Poultsides L, Bargiotas K, Malizos KN. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2008 May;90(5):584-91
6. Autograft contamination during preparation for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
Hantes ME, Basdekis GK, Varitimidis SE, Giotikas D, Petinaki E, Malizos KN. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008 Apr;90(4):760-4.
7. Fractures of metacarpals: Evaluation of results after treatment with ORIF or a mini external fixator. Varitimidis S, Ntailiana Z, Agorastakis D, Hantes M, Giotikas D, Malizos K. The Journal of Hand Surgery: British & European Vol. 2006 Jun; 31(Sup1):38
8. Management of Recalcitrant Osteomyelitis of the Native Hip and Pelvis With a Two-stage Debridement and a Rectus Femoris Pedicled Interposition Graft: A Case Report of Four Operations.
D Giotikas, S Daivajna, M Kaminaris, A Norrish. Bone & Joint Journal Orthopaedic Proceedings Supplement 95 (SUPP 23), 15-15
9. The Emerging Role Of RIA For The Treatment Of Chronic Osteomyelitis: A Useful Adjunct To Treatment.
M Kaminaris, S Daivajna, D Giotikas, A Norrish. Bone & Joint Journal Orthopaedic Proceedings Supplement 95 (SUPP 23), 10-10
10. Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound (Lipus)–An Alternative Treatment For Non-Union Of Long Bone Fractures?
S Daivajna, M Kaminaris, D Giotikas, A Norrish. Bone & Joint Journal Orthopaedic Proceedings Supplement 95 (SUPP 23), 28-28
11. Arthroscopic Reconstruction Of Anterior Shoulder Instability. Technique- Mid Term Results.
K Karliaftis, C Karabalis, CK Yiannakopoulos, I Hiotis, E Antonogiannakis, D.Giotikas, I.Galanopoulos
Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, British Volume 86 (SUPP II), 190-190
12. Arthroscopic Reconstruction Of Rotator Cuff Tears. Technique-Early Results.
E Antonogiannakis, C Karabalis, I Hiotis, D Giotikas…Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, British Volume 86 (SUPP II), 189-189
13. MRI Arthrography In Recurrent Shoulder Instability.
G Babalis, CH Karambalis, E Galanopoulos, D Giotikas, CK Karliaftis, .Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, British Volume 86 (SUPP II), 189-190
14. Traumatic Shoulder Dislocations In Patients Older Than 50 Years.
E Antonogiannakis, K Karliaftis, E Galanopoulos, I Hiotis, J Zagas, D Giotikas, C Karambalis.
Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, British Volume 86 (SUPP II), 190-190
International Presentations
- Invited Lecture: Cosmetic Stature Increase and Human Body Proportions. International Precice® Surgeon Symposium, Amstrdam, May 2019 .
- Improved Infection Rates with Staged Management of Severe Open Tibial Fractures with Bone Transport with Circular Frame. Our Early Experience. 7th Oxford Bone Infection Annual Conference (2018, Oxford, UK)
- The Human Body Proportions in the Preoperative planning of Cosmetic Limb Lengthening. British Limb Reconstruction Society Annual Meeting( 2018, Southampton, UK)
- Efficiency and Compliance with Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound (LIPUS) in the Management of Non-Unions.
18th EFORT Annual Congress (2017, Vienna) - Total Knee Replacement With The Use Of Megaprosthesis In Complex Fractures And Nonunions Of Distal Femur In The Elderly. Our Early Experience.
16th EFORT Congress (2015, Prague) - Surgical Site Infection Rates After Conversion Of Temporary External Fixation To Definitive Internal Fixation In Complex Fractures Of The Lower Limb And Pelvis
16th EFORT Congress (2015, Prague) - The Impact Of Leg Fasciotomies For Acute Compartment Syndrome Management On The Short Term Functional Outcome
16th EFORT Congress (2015, Prague) - The use of the Reamer-Irrigator-Aspirator and antibiotic loaded absorbable pellets with the Masquelet technique for the management of bone loss in complex open lower limb fractures. Our early experience.
5th Annual Bone Infection Conference (2015 ,Oxford, UK) - Two Stage Knee Fusion and Preservation of Limb Length with osteobridge Nail for the Management of Persistent Periproshtetic Infection. A case Report.
5th Annual Bone Infection Conference (2015 ,Oxford, UK) - Good Outcome on a Host-B type patient with Infected Tibial Nonunion, MSSA Bacteraemia and disseminated musculoskeletal infections
5th Annual Bone Infection Conference (2015 ,Oxford, UK) - Epidemiological Changes Of Trauma Related Admissions To A Major Trauma Centre Over A Ten Year Period.
15th EFORT Congress. (2014, London, UK) - Total Knee Replacement With The Use Of Megaprosthesis As A Treatment Of Geriatric Fractures and Nonunion around The Knee Joint. Our Early Experience
BASK(British Association for Surgery of Knee) annual Meeting. (2014, Norwich, UK) - A “Graceful” Solution for Symphysis Pubis chronic septic Arthritis
3rd Annual Oxford Bone Infection Conference. (2013, Oxford, UK) - Management of Recalcitrant Osteomyelitis of the Native Hip and Pelvis with a Two-Stage Debridement and a Rectus Femoris Pedicled Interposition Graft.
British Limb Reconstruction Society Annual Meeting. (2013, Leicester, UK) - Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound (LIPUS) – An Alternative Treatment for Non-Union of Long Bone Fractures?
British Limb Reconstruction Society Annual Meeting. (2013, Leicester, UK) - The Emerging role of RIA for the Treatment of Chronic Osteomyelitis; A Useful Adjunct to Treatment.
BOA (British Orthopaedic Association) Annual Congress. (2013, Birmingham, UK) - In vivo wear measurement of new bearing surfaces of ceramic on ceramic and ceramic on polyethylene by the use of PolyWare® computerized system. A prospective radiological study with 3-6 years follow-up.
11th EFFORT Congress. (2010, Madrid, Spain) - MIS total knee arthroplasty. Early results of a prospective randomized study
8th EFFORT Congress. (2007, Florence, Italy) - Is there a potential for graft contamination during preparation for ACL Reconstruction?
European Bone and Joint Infection Society 24th Annual Meeting. (2005, Ljubljana, Slovenia) - An extra-synovial “foreign body reaction” to polyester material after autologous hamstrings reconstruction of anterior cruciate ligament. A case report.
8th Congress of Balkan Military Medical Committee. (2003, Napoca, Romania) - Arthroscopic findings in chronic anterior instability of shoulder in males 18-30 y.o. 8th Congress of Balkan Military Medical Committee. (2003, Napoca, Romania)
- Evaluation of anterior knee laxity using the rolimeter knee tester. A comparison study with manual and KT-1000 arthrometer measurement
8th Congress of Balkan Military Medical Committee. (2003, Napoca, Romania) - Arthroscopic Bankart repair using suture anchors. Factors related to recurrence of instability
8th Congress of Balkan Military Medical Committee. (2003, Napoca, Romania) - Arthroscopic reconstruction of anterior shoulder instability – Technique and results after 3 years follow-up
8th Congress of Balkan Military Medical Committee. (2003, Napoca, Romania)
Current Research Projects
- Standardization of monitoring and presentation of the functional recovery after limb lengthening.
- Human body proportions and limb lengthening. The development of an online instrument for the pre-operative surgical planning.
- Hybrid Internal- External bilateral limb lengthening protocol.
- Kinematic alignment in Total Knee Replacement with the use of Robotic systems.
Professional Body Memberships
- British Limb Reconstruction Society (BLRS)
- British Orthopaedic Association (BOA)
- Britsh Medical Association (BMA)
- Hellenic College of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
- Hellenic association of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology
- AO Trauma International