Professor Nima Heidari in surgical scrubs

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Articles grounded in Professor Heidari's peer-reviewed research, written for patients. For the original publications, see /research.

Royal College British Orthopaedic AO Trauma Churchill Limb Recon Specialist Reg.
27
Years of practice
94
Publications
3
Sub-specialty areas
3
Central London clinics
When the ankle’s keystone bone is knocked clean out — can the foot be saved?
Foot & Ankle Trauma
2022 · Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics

When the ankle’s keystone bone is knocked clean out — can the foot be saved?

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A 3D scanner in theatre — catching the problem before you wake up
Foot & Ankle Trauma
2017 · The Open Orthopaedics Journal

A 3D scanner in theatre — catching the problem before you wake up

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Do platelet injections actually heal a torn Achilles?
Regenerative Medicine
2017 · Trials

Do platelet injections actually heal a torn Achilles?

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Can a broken foot be looked after without a hospital visit?
Foot & Ankle Trauma
2021 · Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics

Can a broken foot be looked after without a hospital visit?

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Why a knee-arthritis injection can help women and men differently
Regenerative Medicine
2022 · Stem Cells International

Why a knee-arthritis injection can help women and men differently

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When an ankle replacement hurts — how we tell if it’s infected
Bone Infection
2019 · Foot & Ankle Int.

When an ankle replacement hurts — how we tell if it’s infected

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Why we biopsy the bone in diabetic foot infection
Bone Infection
2019 · Foot & Ankle Int.

Why we biopsy the bone in diabetic foot infection

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Antibiotic delivered as a bullet, straight to the heart of an infected bone
Bone Infection
2023 · Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol

Antibiotic delivered as a bullet, straight to the heart of an infected bone

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What bacteria really cause infected fractures — six years of UK data
Bone Infection
2023 · Antibiotics

What bacteria really cause infected fractures — six years of UK data

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Growing new bone across a gap in the thigh, without an external frame
Limb Reconstruction
2019 · Strategies Trauma Limb Reconstr

Growing new bone across a gap in the thigh, without an external frame

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Correcting thigh-bone deformity with millimetre precision — without months in a frame
Limb Reconstruction
2017 · Bone & Joint J

Correcting thigh-bone deformity with millimetre precision — without months in a frame

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Frame surgery around the foot — getting the foot plate right
Limb Reconstruction
2018 · Ann R Coll Surg Engl

Frame surgery around the foot — getting the foot plate right

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When does a fracture at the back of the ankle need fixing?
Foot & Ankle Trauma
2021 · Injury

When does a fracture at the back of the ankle need fixing?

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Pilon fractures — when fixing the bone too early is the wrong call
Foot & Ankle Trauma
2021 · J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg

Pilon fractures — when fixing the bone too early is the wrong call

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Lisfranc injury — when the bridge plate can stay where it is
Foot & Ankle Trauma
2023 · J Orthop Trauma

Lisfranc injury — when the bridge plate can stay where it is

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Heel-bone fractures — when smaller incisions are the better answer
Foot & Ankle Trauma
2022 · Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg

Heel-bone fractures — when smaller incisions are the better answer

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What happens after a talus fracture? Real-world numbers from 100 patients
Foot & Ankle Trauma
2023 · Injury

What happens after a talus fracture? Real-world numbers from 100 patients

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Which way of injecting the ankle is most likely to actually hit the joint?
Foot & Ankle Trauma
2010 · J Bone Joint Surg Br

Which way of injecting the ankle is most likely to actually hit the joint?

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Charcot foot or infection? Telling apart two conditions that look identical
Diabetic Foot
2019 · Foot & Ankle Int.

Charcot foot or infection? Telling apart two conditions that look identical

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Should we fix the blood supply before operating on a foot?
Diabetic Foot
2019 · Foot & Ankle Int.

Should we fix the blood supply before operating on a foot?

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Antiseptic in the wound during foot and ankle surgery — what the evidence says
Diabetic Foot
2019 · Foot & Ankle Int.

Antiseptic in the wound during foot and ankle surgery — what the evidence says

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Why some PRP treatments work and others don’t — it’s the preparation
Regenerative Medicine
2024 · J Clin Med

Why some PRP treatments work and others don’t — it’s the preparation

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Injecting a patient’s own processed fat for knee arthritis — three years on
Regenerative Medicine
2025 · J Clin Med

Injecting a patient’s own processed fat for knee arthritis — three years on

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Last updated: 16 July 2026