About me

Personal Profile Nigel Kiely

I graduated from Nottingham University Medical School in 1991. After house jobs in Nottingham, I worked in Leeds then Manchester. I undertook Orthopaedic training in Manchester and the North West, finishing with a fellowship in Paediatric Orthopaedics at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital in Oswestry. During this time, I gained a higher Degree in Orthopaedic Engineering from the University of Cardiff.

I commenced my Consultant Post at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital in January 2004.

I have a Children’s and Adult Orthopaedic practice. I undertake surgery at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital in Oswestry. My clinic types and locations are detailed below;

My Clinics

Clinics

o  I hold  general and specialist clinics.

  • Wrexham Maelor Hospital / Leighton Hospital Crewe

o  I hold a monthly general paediatric orthopaedic clinic

  • Special School Clinics

o  I attend special schools in Wrexham and North Wales

Clinic Types

  • General Paediatric Orthopaedic
  • Paediatric Hip
  • Young adult Hip inc MDT
  • Clubfoot / Ponseti clinic (multidisciplinary)
  • Leg Length discrepancy
  • Neuromuscular
  • Limb deformity
  • Muscle Disorder clinic (multidisciplinary clinic)
  • Skeletal Dysplasia Clinic ( with Geneticist)
  • Arthrogryposis Clinic (multidisciplinary clinic)
  • Limb deficiency clinic (multidisciplinary)

Memberships

Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

British Society of Children’s Orthopaedic Surgeons

British Orthopaedic Association

British Medical Association

Specialist Advisory Committee Liaison member

ex Examiner for the FRCS(T and O) exam

ex Regional training Program Director for West Midlands Trauma and Orthopaedics

Top Doctors

PUBLICATIONS

1: Henman PD, Turner C, Aird J, Atherton WG, Campbell D, Carpenter C, Carsi MB,
Dixon M, Giannakakis N, Girdler-Hardy T, Hulme A, James M, Joseph S, Kiely NT,
Ohly K, Porter A, Rad D, Reuben E, Walton R, Wong SC, Guglieri M. Development of
a guideline for orthopaedic management in the care of children and young people
with Duchenne muscular dystrophy in the UK National Health Service. J Child
Orthop. 2025 Jun 24:18632521251348972. doi: 10.1177/18632521251348972. Epub
ahead of print. PMID: 40575436; PMCID: PMC12187703.

2: Chatterton BD, Sharma N, Rees EL, Hadfield-Law L, Jermin PJ, Banerjee R,
Kiely NT. Twelve tips for optimising learning for postgraduate doctors in the
operating theatre. Med Teach. 2023 Sep;45(9):972-977. doi:
10.1080/0142159X.2023.2206536. Epub 2023 Apr 27. PMID: 37105593.

3: Ismael ST, Manoharan G, George A, Al-Kaisi K, Abas S, Al-Musabi M, Prasad Rao
S, Singh R, Kiely N. UK CoPACK Study: knowledge and confidence of healthcare
workers in using personal protective equipment and related anxiety levels during
the COVID-19 pandemic. Clin Med (Lond). 2023 Jan;23(1):24-30. doi:
10.7861/clinmed.2021-0642. PMID: 36697010; PMCID: PMC11046536.

4: Sherlaw-Sturrock CA, Willis T, Kiely N, Houge G, Vogt J. PIEZO2-related
distal arthrogryposis type 5: Longitudinal follow-up of a three-generation
family broadens phenotypic spectrum, complications, and health surveillance
recommendations for this patient group. Am J Med Genet A. 2022
Sep;188(9):2790-2795. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62868. Epub 2022 Jun 14. PMID:
35698866.

5: Walton TJ, Chatterton BD, Dover C, Kiely NT. Dislocation of the hip after
normal sonographic screening examination: a case report and literature review.
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2022 Jun;104(6):e187-e189. doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2021.0280.
Epub 2022 Feb 17. PMID: 35174714; PMCID: PMC9158071.

6: Dass D, Dhawan R, Maybin J, Kiely NT, Davidson NT, Trivedi JM. Minimizing the
need for high dependency unit support in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
surgery. Is enhanced recovery and the multidisciplinary team key? J Pediatr
Orthop B. 2021 May 1;30(3):218-224. doi: 10.1097/BPB.0000000000000764. PMID:
32694433.

7: COVIDSurg Collaborative. Elective surgery cancellations due to the COVID-19
pandemic: global predictive modelling to inform surgical recovery plans. Br J
Surg. 2020 Oct;107(11):1440-1449. doi: 10.1002/bjs.11746. Epub 2020 Jun 13.
PMID: 32395848; PMCID: PMC7272903.

8: Vogt J, Al-Saedi A, Willis T, Ma

Tony G, Charran A, Tins B, Lalam R, Tyrrell PN, Singh J, Cool P, Kiely N, Cassar-Pullicino VN.

Intra-epiphyseal stress injury of the proximal tibial epiphysis: Preliminary experience of magnetic resonance imaging findings.

Eur J Radiol. 2014 Aug 17. pii: S0720-048X(14)00400-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2014.08.008

Johnson B, Choudry Q, Heaver C, Kiely N.

Calcaneal pull-down technique in the management of resistant equinus associated with congenital club foot.

Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2014 Jul;96(5):393-4.

Fawdington RA, Johnson B, Kiely N.

Lower Limb deformity assessment and correction.

Orthopaedics and Trauma, 28:1. Feb 14. pp33-40

Maripuri SN, Gallacher PD, Bridgens J, Kuiper JH, Kiely NT. Ponseti casting

for club foot – above- or below-knee?: A prospective randomised clinical trial.

Bone Joint J. 2013 Nov;95-B(11):1570-4. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.95B11.31899.

PubMed PMID: 24151281.

Walter J, Kiely N, Cool P, Tyrrell P, Quinlivan RM. An unusual case of scapula

winging. Neuromuscul Disord. 2013 Mar;23(3):277-8. doi:

10.1016/j.nmd.2012.12.008. Epub 2013 Feb 4. PubMed PMID: 23391618.

Jaiswal A, Starks I, Kiely NT. Late dislocation of the hip following normal

neonatal clinical and ultrasound examination. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2010

Oct;92(10):1449-51. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.92B10.24694. PubMed PMID: 20884986.

The role of community screening for developmental dysplasia of the hip at the 8-month baby check.

Cooke SJ, Kiely NT.

Child Care Health Dev. 2011 Jan;37(1):1-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2010.01100.x.

Bridgens J, Kiely N. Current management of clubfoot (congenital talipes

equinovarus). BMJ. 2010 Feb 2;340:c355. doi: 10.1136/bmj.c355. Review. PubMed

PMID: 20124368.

Cooke SJ, Rees R, Edwards DL, Kiely NT, Evans GA. Ossification of the femoral

head at closed reduction for developmental dysplasia of the hip and its influence

on the long-term outcome. J Pediatr Orthop B. 2010 Jan;19(1):22-6. doi:

10.1097/BPB.0b013e32832fc8ca. PubMed PMID: 19901850.

Clubfoot

S J Cooke, B Balain, C Kerin, N.T. Kiely

Current Orthopaedics, Volume 22, Issue 2, April 2008, Pages 139-149

SJ Parsons, C Barton, R Banerjee, N T. Kiely

Slipped upper femoral epiphysis

Current Orthopaedics, Volume 21, Issue 3, June 2007, Pages 215-228

Docker CE, Lewthwaite S, Kiely NT. Ponseti treatment in the management of

clubfoot deformity – a continuing role for paediatric orthopaedic services in

secondary care centres. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2007 Jul;89(5):510-2. PubMed PMID:

17688726; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2048600.

Docker C, Lewthwaite S, Kiely NT. Use of different types of operating tables

when fixing slipped capital femoral epiphyses (SCFE) by a percutaneous technique.

J Pediatr Orthop. 2005 Jul-Aug;25(4):560; author reply 560. PubMed PMID:

15958920.

Kiely N, Younis U, Day JB, Meadows TM. The ferguson medial approach for open

reduction of developmental dysplasia of the hip. A clinical and radiological

review of 49 hips. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2004 Apr;86(3):430-3. PubMed PMID:

15125133.

Does temporary clamping of drains following knee arthroplasty reduce blood loss? A randomised controlled trial.

Kiely N, Hockings M, Gambhir A.

Knee. 2001 Dec;8(4):325-7.

Mechanical properties of different combinations of flexible nails in a model of a pediatric femoral fracture.

Kiely N.

J Pediatr Orthop. 2002 Jul-Aug;22(4):424-7.

Sexual dysfunction in women following pelvic fractures with sacro-iliac disruption.

Kiely N, Williams N.

Injury. 1996 Jan;27(1):45-6.

Evaluation of the modified Alvarado score in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis: a prospective study.

Kiely N, Williams N.

Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 1995 Mar;77(2):157