Mr Nick Savva, Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon

Dorset County Hospital, The Lister Hospital
Published April 19th, 2011 | Last updated February 8th, 2012
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Nick Savva is a Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon. He qualified at St Bartholomew's Hospital in 1994 and gained his surgical fellowship in 1998. Mr Savva then spent a further 6 years training in Orthopaedic Surgery and gained his FRCS (Trauma & Orthopaedic) in 1997.

He was selected for two fellowships during his training. The first was at Harborview Hospital, Seattle, a level one traumaA physical injury or emotionally painful event. centre in the USA dealing with complex foot and ankle trauma. He then completed his training with a 12 month fellowship in Foot and Ankle surgery with Mr Terry Saxby at the Brisbane Foot and Ankle Centre, Australia. He won both the British and American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle travelling fellowships in 2006 and 2008.

Mr Savva was appointed as a Consultant to Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester in 2007 and he is a member of the specialist team at the Clinic for Foot and Ankle Surgery at the Lister Hospital, London. He has established a number of multidisciplinaryRelating to a group of healthcare professionals with different areas of specialisation. Foot and Ankle Specialist units, including specialist physiotherapyThe use of physical therapies such as exercise, massage and manipulation. and orthoticsThe fitting of an appliance designed to support joints or correct deformity, known as an orthosis..

Mr Savva has published and presented research work widely throughout his career and has recently authored a chapter in a book on minimally invasive and arthroscopic surgery. He enjoys teaching both for local trainees and on international courses for those with an interest in foot and ankle surgery. He has a special interest in sports injuries and runs an annual conference on the subject in Ireland.

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  • Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) for the treatment of plantar fasciitis (heel pain)

    By Mr Nick Savva, Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma SurgeonContact
    Dorset County Hospital, The Lister Hospital

    Shockwaves are pulses of energy that can pass through any material and travel at near supersonic speeds. Good examples are tremors from a distant earthquake that pass through the earth’s crust. The technology was first used in medicine as a method of breaking up kidneyOne of two bean-shaped organs that are located on either side of the body, below the ribcage. The main role of the kidneys is to filter out waste products from the blood. stones from outside the body. The energy of shockwaves is released when the wave passes through an area of sudden change in density. More recently it has been discovered that shockwaves can be used to promote healing, particularly in areas where tissues vary in density such as where a tendon or ligament attaches to bone. Shock wave therapy is also used to alleviate the condition plantar fasciitisInflammation of a layer of connective tissue causing pain and tenderness. It is usually caused by straining or injuring the tissue around a muscle and most commonly affects the soles of the feet., which is a common cause of heel pain.

  • Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of plantar fasciitis (heel pain)

    By Mr Nick Savva, Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma SurgeonContact
    Dorset County Hospital, The Lister Hospital

    Plantar fasciitisInflammation of a layer of connective tissue causing pain and tenderness. It is usually caused by straining or injuring the tissue around a muscle and most commonly affects the soles of the feet. is a common cause of heel pain. It is often also known by the colloquial name of Policeman’s heel. Fortunately it is a self-limiting condition and in most patients (80-90%) the symptoms will get better within ten months. 

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