“Rehabilitation outcomes based on service provision and geographical location for patients with multiple trauma: a mixed-method systematic review”
Jones S, West C, Rappoport J, Akhtar K.
Injury, 2023 Mar; 54(3): 887-895.

“Covid-19 and orthopaedic trauma: Quantification of orthopaedic trauma workload and staff resource allocation during a global pandemic-related lockdown”
Shetty V, Ali S, Lebe M, Akhtar K, Mahaluxmivala J.
J Clin Orthop Trauma, 2022 Sep; 32: 101946.

“Platelet-rich plasma augmentation of arthroscopic rotator cuff repairs lowers retear rates and improves short-term postoperative functional outcome scores: a systematic review of meta-analyses”
Zaghloul A, Ang S, Rushton N, Harvey A, Akhtar K, Dawson-Bowling S, Noorani A.
Arthrosc Sports Med Rehabil., 2022 Feb 5; 4(2): e823-e833.

“Emotional Intelligence and Good Medical Practice: is there a relationship?”
Dott C, Mamarelis G, Karam E, Bhan K, Akhtar K.
Cureus, 2022 Mar 13; 14(3): e23126.

“Is the Virtual Reality Fundamentals of Arthroscopic Surgery Training program a valid platform for resident arthroscopy training”
Vaghela K, Trockels A, Lee J, Akhtar K.
Clin Orthop Relat Res, 2021 Dec 23.

“The evidence base for 2017 BOAST-4 guidance on open fracture management”
Ibrahim Y, Jamal S, Akhtar K.
J Clin Orthop Trauma, 2021 Apr 1; 17: 233-238.

“Validation of a Virtual Reality simulator for percutaneous pedicle screw insertion”
Charalambous A, Segaren N, Haldar A, Vaghela K, Aftab S, Montgomery A, Akhtar K, Lee, J.
Surg Technol Int, 2021 Mar 23; 38: 38/1365.

“Transferable Global Rating Scales in the validation of the ArthroSim Virtual Reality arthroscopy simulator”
Mulligan A, Vaghela KR, Jeyaseelan L, Lee J, Akhtar K.
Surg Technol Int, 2020 Nov 28; 37: 306-311.

“Survey of trainee attitudes to skill development and simulation training in trauma and orthopaedics”
Jassim SS, Varma SK, Ramachandran M, Akhtar K.
BMJ Simul Technol Enhanc Learn, 2020 Aug 11; 7(3): 154-158.

“Global Rating Scales for the assessment of arthroscopic surgical skills: a systematic review”
Velazquez-Pimnetel D, Stewart E, Trockels A, Achan P, Akhtar K, Vaghela KR.
Arthroscopy, 2020 Jan 13. Pii: S0749-8063.

“Performance on a Virtual Reality DHS simulator correlates with performance in the operating theatre”
Vaghela K, Lee J, Akhtar K.
Surg Technol Int., 2018 Jul 20; 33.

“Using simulation to train orthopaedic trainees in non-technical skills: a pilot study”
Heaton SR, Little Z, Akhtar K, Ramachandran M, Lee J.
World J Orthop., 2016 Aug 18; 7(8): 475-80.

“Validation of the updated ArthroS simulator: face and construct validity of a passive haptic virtual reality simulator with novel performance metrics”
Roberts P, Guyver P, Baldwin M, Akhtar K, Alvand A, Price A, Rees J.
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc., 2016 Apr 16.

“The transferability of generic minimally invasive surgical skills: is there a crossover of core skills between laparoscopy and arthroscopy?”
Akhtar K, Sugand K, Wijendra A, Sarvesvaran M, Sperin M, Standfield N, Cobb J, Gupte C.
Journal of Surgical Education., 2016 Mar; 73(2): 329-338.

“Which Global Rating Scale? A comparison of the ASSET, BAKSS and IGARS for the Assessment of Simulated Arthroscopic Skills”
Middleton R, Baldwin M, Akhtar K, Alvand A, Rees J.
JBJS Am., 2016; 98(1): 75-81.

“Evidence-based surgical training in Orthopaedics. How many arthroscopies of the knee are needed to achieve consultant level performance?”
Price A, Erturan G, Akhtar K, Judge A, Alvand A, Rees J.
Bone Joint J., 2015 Oct; 97-B(10): 1309–1315.

“Time-driven activity based costing of total knee replacement surgery at a London teaching hospital”
Chen A, Sabharwal S, Akhtar K, Makaram N, Gupte CM.
Knee., 2015 Dec; 22(6): 640-645.

“Training effect of a virtual reality haptics-enabled dynamic hip screw simulator”
Sugand K, Akhtar K, Khatri C, Cobb J, Gupte C.
Acta Orthop., 2015; 86(6): 695-701.

“Training safer orthopaedic surgeons? Construct validation of a virtual reality simulator for hip fracture surgery”
Akhtar K, Sugand K, Sperrin M, Cobb J, Standfield N, Gupte C.
Acta Orthop., 2015; 86(5): 616-621.

“Training safer surgeons: How do patients view the role of simulation in orthopaedic training?”
Akhtar K, Sugand K, Wijendra A, Standfield NJ, Cobb JP, Gupte CM.
Patient Saf Surg., 2015 Mar 7; 9:11.

“The use of a 3D printer in pre-operative planning for a patient requiring acetabular reconstructive surgery”
Duncan JM, Nahas S, Akhtar K, Daurka J.
J Orthop Case Rep., 2015 Jan-Mar; 5(1): 23-25.

“Does video gaming affect orthopaedic skills acquisition? A prospective cohort study”
Khatri C, Sugand K, Anjum S, Vivekanantham S, Akhtar K, Gupte C.
PLoS One., 2014 Oct 15; 9(10): e110212.

“The role of simulation in developing surgical skills”
Akhtar K, Chen A, Standfield NJ, Gupte CM.
Curr Rev Musculoskeletal Med., 2014 Jun; 7(2): 155-60.

“Assessing performance in shoulder arthroscopy: the Imperial Global Arthroscopy Rating Scale (IGARS)”
Bayona S, Akhtar K, Emery R, Bello F, Gupte C.
JBJS Am., 2014 Jul 2; 96(13): e112.

“Use of 3D printing in orthopaedic surgery”
Duncan JM, Daurka J, Akhtar K.
BMJ, 2014; 348: g2963.

“Clinical outcomes of bilateral single-stage unicompartmental knee arthroplasty”
Akhtar K, Somashekar N, Willis-Owen CA, Houlihan-Burne DG.
Knee., 2014 Jan; 21(1): 310-4.

“The transferability of generic laparoscopic and arthroscopic simulator skills: a prospective randomized controlled study”
Akhtar K, Sugand K, Sarvesvaran M, Wijendra A, Standfield N.
British Journal of Surgery., 2013 Aug; 100: 163-163.

“Current concepts on the management of paediatric anterior cruciate ligament injuries”
Al-Hadithy N, Dodds A, Akhtar K, Gupte C.
Bone Joint J., 2013 Nov; 95-B(11): 1562-9.

“A readily available alternative to Chinese finger traps for fracture reduction”
Akhtar K, Akhtar D, Simmons.
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons England., 2013 Mar; 95(2): 159.

“Requirement analysis of a 5 degree of freedom haptic simulator for orthopaedic trauma surgery”
Barrow A, Akhtar K, Gupte C, Bello F.
Stud Health Technol Inform., 2013; 184: 43-47.

“History lessons in medical education”
Sugand K, Metcalfe D, Akhtar K
Surgical Practice, 2012; 17(1): 18-21.

“The global economic cost of osteoarthritis; how the UK compares”
Chen A, Gupte C, Akhtar K, Smith P, Cobb J
Arthritis, 2012: 698709. doi: 10.1155/2012/698709.

“Optimisation of the Patient undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty – The Rapid Recovery Programme”
Akhtar K, Houlihan-Burne DG
Journal of Clinical Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Medicine, December 2010; 1(2).

“The role of embolization in the management of tumour recurrence after radical nephrectomy”
Akhtar K, Lee G, Khan M, Mitchell A, Livni N, Christmas T
British Journal of Hospital Medicine, January 2010; 71(1): 52.

“Failure of ASNIS iii 5.0mm Cannulated Screw”
Chen A, Willis-Owen C, Akhtar K, Kamineni S
Cases Journal, 2010; 3:9.

“Tardy posterior interosseous nerve palsy associated with radial head fracture”
Daurka J, Chen A, Akhtar K, Kamineni S
Cases Journal, 2009; 2: 22.

“Emergency laparoscopic repair of an obstructed Bochdalek hernia in an adult”
Akhtar K, Qurashi KA, Rizvi A, Isla AM
British Journal of Hospital Medicine, December 2009; 70(12): 658-659.

“Formative assessment of procedural skills: Students’ responses to the Objective Structured Clinical Examination and the Integrated Procedural Performance Instrument”
Nestel D, Kneebone R, Nolan C, Akhtar K, Darzi A
Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, September 2009; 1-13.

“Remote Assessment and learner centred feedback on procedural skills”
Nestel D, Bello F, Kneebone R, Akhtar K, Darzi A
Clinical Teacher, 2008; 5(2): 88-92.

“A bloody surprise – bleeding from a colonic tumour presenting as upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage”
Akhtar K, Sleight SP
Gastroenterology Today, 2006; 16(1): 16-17.

“Knives Out”
Letters to the Editor, The Times, 8th June 2006.

“Obstacles faced in the classical training system: why is there a need for newer systems?”
Randelli PS, Karahan M, Ferguson JY, Akhtar K, Sherman K.
Effective Training of Arthroscopic Skills, 1-3, 2015. Springer Publishing.

“Psychomotor Skills: Learning and Education. Needs and wishes from the arthroscopy community”
Randelli PS, Cabitza F, Ragone V, Compagnoni R, Akhtar K.
Effective Training of Arthroscopic Skills, 7-15, 2015. Springer Publishing.

“Simulated Environments: Physical simulators”
Horeman T, Akhtar K, Tuijthof GJ.
Effective Training of Arthroscopic Skills, 57-69, 2015. Springer Publishing.

“Simulated Environments: Virtual Reality simulators”
Akhtar K, Standfield NJ, Gupte CM, Tuijthof GJ.
Effective Training of Arthroscopic Skills, 71-80, 2015. Springer Publishing.

“Conducting research in healthcare simulation”
Simulation at a Glance, Wiley Blackwell.

2017

“A Virtual Reality Fundamentals of Arthroscopic Surgery Training programme improves knee arthroscopy performance”
British Orthopaedic Association, Liverpool

“Performance on a Virtual Reality DHS simulator correlates with performance in the operating theatre”
British Orthopaedic Association, Liverpool

“A new Global Ratings Scale for the assessment and rating of Orthopaedic trauma skills”
EFORT, Vienna

“A Virtual Reality Fundamentals of Arthroscopic Surgery Training programme improves knee arthroscopy performance”
EFORT, Vienna

2016

“A new Global Ratings Scale for the assessment and rating of Orthopaedic trauma skills”
Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare (ASPiH), Bristol

“Validation of a Virtual Reality Fundamentals of Arthroscopic Surgery Training programme”
Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare (ASPiH), Bristol

2014

“Do Blood Transfusion Rates Differ After Unicompartmental And Total Knee Replacement? Results From 856 Consecutive Cases In A Single Centre”
EFORT/ British Orthopaedic Association, London

“How Many Knee Arthroscopies Must Surgeons Perform In Order To Achieve Competence?”
EFORT/ British Orthopaedic Association, London

“What Is The Best Way To Learn Technical Trauma Skills: A Time-Based Or Attempt-Based Training Approach?”
EFORT/ British Orthopaedic Association, London

“Can Trainees Achieve Competency Of Performing A Dynamic Hip Screw Using A Haptic-Enabled Virtual Reality Simulator? A Randomised Control Trial”
EFORT/ British Orthopaedic Association, London

“Distributed Interactive Simulation For Intramedullary Trochanteric Nailing”
EFORT/ British Orthopaedic Association, London

“Distributed simulation for intramedullary nailing: a feasibility study”
Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare (ASPiH), Nottingham

“Can trainees achieve competency in performing a Dynamic Hip Screw using a haptic-enabled Virtual Reality simulator? A randomised control trial”
Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare (ASPiH), Nottingham

“Use of a 3D printer in the preoperative planning for acetabular reconstructive surgery”
EFORT/ British Orthopaedic Association, London

“Training opportunities in knee arthroscopy- is simulation the answer?”
European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA), Amsterdam

“Acquiring consultant level skill performance in knee arthroscopy”
British Association for Surgery of the Knee, Norwich

“How much does it cost to do a knee replacement in a London teaching hospital? An activity based costing analysis”
British Association for Surgery of the Knee, Norwich

“Training junior surgeons: does practice on a laparoscopic simulator improve arthroscopy skills, and vice versa? A randomised crossover study”
British Association for Surgery of the Knee, Norwich

“Simulation training significantly improves performance in Virtual Reality hip fracture fixation”
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, New Orleans

2013

“Training the orthopaedic surgeons of the future: development of a structured, stratified orthopaedic simulation curriculum. Introducing the ‘Imperial ladder of simulation’”
British Orthopaedic Association, Birmingham

“Performance on a trauma simulator correlates with surgical exposure”
British Orthopaedic Association, Birmingham

“Skills assessment in knee arthroscopy”
British Orthopaedic Association, Birmingham

“Skills decay in arthroscopic surgery”
British Orthopaedic Association, Birmingham

“Virtual Reality: Sim one, do one, teach one?”
Royal Society of Medicine, London

“Acceptability, face and content validity of a virtual reality trauma simulator”
EFORT, Istanbul

“Construct validity of a virtual reality trauma simulator”
EFORT, Istanbul

“Validation of a virtual reality knee arthroscopy simulator for surgical training”
ISAKOS, Toronto

“Assessing skills decay on a knee arthroscopy simulator”
ISAKOS, Toronto

“A global ratings scale for assessing performance in knee arthroscopy”
BASK, Leeds

“Delayed or missed diagnosis in the treatment of knee pathology- costs from a review of the National Health Service litigation authority database”
BASK, Leeds

“Costs of adverse events in knee arthroplasty- a review of the national health service litigation authority database”
BASK, Leeds

“Indications and techniques for PCL reconstruction of the knee”
International Conference on Joint Reconstruction, Dubai

“The use of artificial ligaments in multi-ligament knee reconstruction”
International Conference on Joint Reconstruction, Dubai

“Requirements and design of a 5 Degree of Freedom haptic simulator for Orthopaedic Trauma surgery”
Medicine Meets Virtual Reality, San Diego

“PCL Reconstruction Using LARS Artificial Ligament” (multimedia presentation)
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Chicago

2012

“Correlation of the arthroscopic appearances of the meniscofemoral ligaments with magnetic resonance imaging”
SICOT, Dubai

“The sentinel vessel: an anatomic landmark to identify the pes anserinus during hamstrings harvest for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction”
SICOT, Dubai

“Simulation in Surgical Training: what does the public think?”
Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare, Oxford

“Real time and retrospective assessment of procedural skills: an evaluation of assessor perspectives”
Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare, Oxford

“Clinical outcomes of bilateral single-stage unicompartmental knee arthroplasty”
BOA, Manchester

“Civilian Trauma: experience of the first year of a new major trauma centre”
Blast Injuries Meeting, London

“The Economic Costs of Osteoarthritis in the UK: the situation in 2012”
Bioengineering 12, Oxford

“The Role of Haptics in Training the Osteoarthritis Surgeons of the Future”
Bioengineering 12, Oxford

“A new Global Ratings Scale for assessing Virtual Reality arthroscopy simulator performance”
Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics, London

“Knee replacement in an enhanced recovery setting”
National Enhanced Recovery Summit, London

2008

“Evaluation of two approaches to skills based assessment: Objective Structured Clinical Examinations and the Integrated Procedural Performance Instrument”
Association for Medical Education in Europe, Prague

2006

“Emergency laparoscopic repair of an obstructed Bochdalek hernia in an adult”
10th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery, Berlin

2005

“The management of Diaphragmatic Hernias”
Royal Society of Medicine, London

2017

“Validation of a Virtual Reality Fundamentals of Arthroscopic Surgery Training Programme”
British Orthopaedic Association, Liverpool

“A new global rating scale for the assessment and rating of Orthopaedic trauma skills”
British Orthopaedic Association, Liverpool

“Performance on a Virtual Reality DHS simulator correlates with performance in the operating theatre”
EFORT, Vienna

2016

“Training effect of a portable low-cost take home arthroscopic skills simulator”
Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare (ASPiH), Bristol

“Development and validation of a multidisciplinary orthopaedic Non-Technical Skills course”
Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare (ASPiH), Bristol

“A Virtual Reality Fundamentals of Arthroscopic Surgery Training programme improves knee arthroscopy performance”
Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare (ASPiH), Bristol

2014

“Self-assessment of skills on a Virtual Reality Orthopaedic trauma simulator”
Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare (ASPiH), Nottingham

“The impact of video gaming on training future Orthopaedic surgeons- does play correlate with skill?”
Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare (ASPiH), Nottingham

“Face validity and acceptability of a Virtual Reality, haptic-enabled Dynamic Hip Screw Simulator- what does the future generation of Orthopaedic surgeon think?”
Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare (ASPiH), Nottingham

“Insight into performance on Virtual Reality simulation of Dynamic Hip Screw fixation”
Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare (ASPiH), Nottingham

“Face validity and acceptability of a Virtual Reality, haptic-enabled Dynamic Hip Screw Simulator”
Association of Surgeons in Training (ASIT), Belfast

“The impact of video gaming on the acquisition of skills of future Orthopaedic surgeons”
Association of Surgeons in Training (ASIT), Belfast

“Self-assessment of skills on a Virtual Reality Orthopaedic trauma simulator”
Association of Surgeons in Training (ASIT), Belfast

“Insight into performance on a Virtual Reality simulation of Dynamic Hip Screw fixation”
Association of Surgeons in Training (ASIT), Belfast

“Impact of a Virtual Reality haptic Dynamic Hip Screw simulator on user perception”
EFORT/ British Orthopaedic Association, London

“Self-Assessment Of skills on a Virtual-Reality Orthopaedic trauma simulator- does practice lead to insight on performance?”
EFORT/ British Orthopaedic Association, London

“Gender differences in performance on a Virtual Reality haptic Dynamic Hip Screw simulator”
EFORT/ British Orthopaedic Association, London

“Histological analysis of the osseointegration of Pro-Dense (calcium sulphate/ calcium phosphate) composite graft in humans”
British Association for Surgery of the Knee, Norwich

“Biological compatibility of the LARS ligament in Posterior Cruciate Ligament reconstruction at 16 months post-implantation”
British Association for Surgery of the Knee, Norwich

“Rates of blood transfusion after unicompartmental and total knee arthroplasty: a review of 857 consecutive cases”
British Association for Surgery of the Knee, Norwich

2013

“The training effect of a Virtual Reality Dynamic Hip Screw simulator”
Future of Health, London

“Validation of a virtual reality trauma simulator”
British Orthopaedic Association, Birmingham

“Perceptions of simulation based training in Trauma & Orthopaedics”
British Orthopaedic Association, Birmingham

“The cost of repeating radiographs in osteoarthritis of the knee”
British Orthopaedic Association, Birmingham

“Costs of adverse events in knee arthroplasty- a review of the NHS litigation authority database”
British Orthopaedic Association, Birmingham

“Delayed or missed diagnosis in the treatment of knee pathology- costs from a review of the NHS litigation authority database”
British Orthopaedic Association, Birmingham

“Range of motion as a discharge criterion following knee arthroplasty: can it be safely ignored in an enhanced recovery setting?”
British Orthopaedic Association, Birmingham

“A new global ratings scale for assessing performance on a virtual reality shoulder arthroscopy simulator”
EFORT, Istanbul

“Changes in the perception of simulation in orthopaedic surgical training after using a virtual reality trauma simulator”
EFORT, Istanbul

“Range of movement as a discharge criteria following knee arthroplasty; can it be safely ignored in a rapid recovery programme?”
ISAKOS, Toronto

“The transferability of generic laparoscopic and arthroscopic simulator skills: a prospective randomised controlled study”
Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, Glasgow

“Assessing skills decay in knee arthroscopy”
BASK, Leeds

“Does discharge range of motion matter after total and unicompartmental knee replacement in an enhanced recovery setting?”
BASK, Leeds

2012

“The cost of repeating radiographs in osteoarthritis of the knee”
Future Orthopaedic Surgeons Conference, Royal Society of Medicine, London

“The internet: friend or foe?”
Future Orthopaedic Surgeons Conference, Royal Society of Medicine, London

“Advances in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgical Simulation”
HPSN, Mainz, Germany

“The role of virtual reality simulators in surgical training: the surgeons’ perspective”
HPSN, Mainz, Germany

“Training the sports surgeons of the future: the role of simulation”
Medical Engineering Initiative (Centre for Excellence in Personalised Healthcare), Oxford

“Clinical outcomes of bilateral single-stage unicompartmental knee arthroplasty”
British Association for Surgery of the Knee, Derby

“The role of simulation in training the osteoarthritis surgeons of the future”
Arthritis Research UK, London

2006

“Laparoscopic versus open colovaginoplasty using caecum in male to female transsexuals: The Charing Cross Experience”
World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery, Berlin

2005

“Emergency laparoscopic repair of an incarcerated Bochdalek hernia”
Royal Society of Medicine, London