Close

Tell us what you think

We welcome your views on our website and invite you to take part in a brief survey when you've finished your visit.

Your response will help us improve the site and the experience we offer to visitors.

We use cookies to help provide the best experience on our website. We do this by tracking how the website is used and when appropriate remembering your preferences. If you continue, we'll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on the Spire Healthcare website.
Read our privacy and cookie policy
0161 447 6677 Enquire
Please type into the search bar above to begin your search
Please type three or more characters above to begin your search
Please type into the search bar above to begin your search
Please type three or more characters above to begin your search
Make an enquiry
Mr Andrew Lavender

Mr Andrew Lavender

Consultant Knee Surgeon
MB BS, FRCS (Tr & Orth)

Specialises in

  • Robotic knee replacements
  • Total, partial and patellofemoral knee replacements
  • Knee ligament injuries and reconstructions
  • Meniscal/cartilage surgery and repair
  • Adolescent knee injuries and surgery
Make an enquiry Book online

Practising at

Spire Manchester Hospital
Tel: 0161 447 6677
View treatments
Book online
Clinic times:
Monday: 8.45am - 11.30am
Tuesday: 1.30pm – 5.30pm
Wednesday: 8.45am – 11.45am
Thursday: 9am - 12pm
Friday: 9am - 12pm

An initial consultation with Mr Andrew Lavender is from £250.

Back to top

Treatment information

Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Andrew Lavender at Spire include:

Orthopaedics

Other treatments

Back to top

Professional profile

I have been a consultant knee surgeon since 2002. My entire elective practice is devoted to knee surgery. I have been trained in and provide a full range of knee surgery. I am very interested to know how my patients progress after treatment. I review patients in clinic as required. I have also employed a company (Amplitude) to survey all my patients by email after surgery. This data allows me to see what effect the treatments are having. The data also feeds into national registries, such as the National Joint Registry and the National Ligament Registry. I then get feedback on my own results.

The latest data in June 2018 from the National Joint Registry shows that my revision rate (re-do rate) for cemented total knee replacements is 0.9% (9 in 1000) at five years post-surgery. This compares to the national average of 2.2% (22 in 1000). My revision rate for unicompartmental knee replacements at five years is 5.4% (54 in 1000) compared to the national average of 6.5% (65 in 1000).

Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMS) are independent and are used to monitor the recovery of patients after surgery. For knee replacements the Oxford Knee Score (OKS), which is a score out of 48, is used. The national average improvement on OKS after a knee replacement is 15 points. At Spire Manchester my average increase is 21 points.

I have a special interest in arthroscopic (keyhole) knee surgery. This allows torn menisci (cartilages) to be resected (removed) or repaired. Damage to the articular cartilage can be treated and loose bodies removed. I have performed about 4000 arthroscopic knee procedures.

Knee ligament damage is becoming more common. The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is the most common knee ligament that requires surgery. I have performed over 700 ACL reconstructions. I submit my data to the newly formed National Ligament Registry which is looking to improve outcomes for patients.

Arthritis causes people a great deal of pain and is becoming more frequent in younger people. I undertake the full range of surgeries available and tailor these to the needs of each patient. I perform robotically assisted total and partial knee replacements, which allows me to implant the knee replacement individually for each patient. My revision (re-do) rates compare favourably with the national average. I have performed over 1000 total knee replacements.

Adolescent patients provide different challenges to adults as well as some that are the same. I have extensive experience in treating adolescent knee problems. I am one of only a few orthopaedic surgeons in Manchester who is able to operate on adolescent patients (12 years old and above) privately.

General Medical Council Number: C3304532

Back to top

Get in touch

19210
True
consultant
Marketing Information

Spire would like to provide you with marketing information about products and services offered by Spire and by selected third-party partners. If you do not consent for us to process your personal data for marketing activities, we will still be able to contact you about your enquiry.

We may contact you by email, SMS or phone about your enquiry. If we try to contact you by phone (mobile and/or landline) and you are not available, we may leave you a voicemail message. We may also use your details to contact you about patient surveys we use for improving our service or monitoring outcomes, which are not a form of marketing.

Additional information

Clinical interests

Arthroscopy
Knee surgery
Osteoarthritis
Orthopaedic surgery
Soft tissue injuries
Sports injury

Special clinical interests: Robotic assisted knee replacements, meniscus (cartilage) surgery, ligament reconstruction (ACL) surgery, total knee replacement, unicompartmental knee replacement, adolescent knees (12 years+), patellofemoral knee problems (knee cap).

Qualification and professional memberships

MB BS / University of London / 1989
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

FRCSI / Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland / 1994
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland

FRCS (Tr & Orth) / Intercollegiate Board / 2001
Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons

Professional memberships

British Medical Association
British Association of Surgery of the Knee

Professional leadership

Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee, Spire Hospital, Manchester

Back to top

Contact information

Website http://www.kneesurgerymanchester.co.uk
Private secretary Imogen Gill
Private secretary telephone 0161 413 8238
Private secretary fax 0161 413 8239
Private secretary email Info@kneesurgerymanchester.co.uk
Back to top

News and Events