Mr Tariq Kwaees

Mr Tariq A Kwaees is a consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon specialising in sports injuries and knee surgery. He provides comprehensive care for patients of all ages, from young children to active adults, with a focus on restoring function and supporting a safe return to everyday activity and high level sport. He offers private consultations at Euxton Hall, part of the Ramsay Health Care group, and his NHS practice is based at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Mr Kwaees has particular expertise in the management of complex knee conditions, including congenital and acquired deficiencies, instability, deformity correction, soft tissue repair and reconstruction, and advanced cartilage and meniscal procedures. His practice also includes osteotomy and joint replacement surgery. He is the first surgeon to complete the only superspecialist paediatric to adult knee fellowship of its kind worldwide, and has undertaken further specialist knee fellowships in San Diego in the United States and in Shanghai, China. He holds dual certification in orthopaedic surgery and sports medicine in both the United Kingdom and Europe, and has completed multiple advanced degrees in human biomechanics, sports medicine through UK institutions and the International Olympic Committee, and health system modernisation. Alongside his clinical work, Mr Kwaees is actively involved in medical education, teaching medical students, junior doctors and senior clinicians both nationally and internationally. He has a strong interest in research and innovation in knee surgery and currently serves as research lead at his NHS trust.

Injections: Corticosteroid, Hyaluronic acid (viscosupplementation), Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP), others.  Bracing & Supports - Functional ligament braces, Unloader Arthritic braces, Patella stabilizing braces, Knee sleeves, Taping (kinesiology taping etc) Arthroscopic (Keyhole / Minimally Invasive) Surgery Meniscal Surgery - Repair or removal of torn cartilage (meniscus). Cartilage Surgery - Smoothing or repairing damaged joint surface. Loose Body Removal - Removing floating pieces of bone or cartilage. Synovectomy - Removing inflamed joint lining. Plica Excision - Removing irritated tissue folds inside the knee. Lysis of Adhesions (Arthrofibrosis Treatment)  Hardware Removal – Removes plates or screws when necessary. Soft Tissue Release, Lengthening, Repair or Reconstruction Lateral retinaculum  ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) PCL (Posterior Cruciate Ligament) MCL (Medial Collateral Ligament) LCL (Lateral Collateral Ligament) PLC / PMC (Complex corner ligament injuries) Cartilage Restoration Procedures Cartilage implantation (Minced) OATS (Osteochondral Autograft Transfer)  Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation  Realignment (Osteotomy) Surgery HTO (High Tibial Osteotomy) – Realigns the shin bone. DFO (Distal Femoral Osteotomy) – Realigns the thigh bone. Patellofemoral (Kneecap) Surgery MPFL & MPFL Reconstruction  Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy (TTO)  Trochleoplasty  Tendon Surgery Patella Tendon & Quadriceps Tendon Repair  Tendon Debridement  Knee Replacement Surgery Partial Knee Replacement (Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty) Total Knee Replacement (TKA)