Mr Neil Burke is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon with a specialist interest in hip and knee surgery. Neil specialises in computer navigated total knee replacement, partial knee replacement, total hip replacement and sports knee Injuries. He is also a Consultant at Beaumont Hospital and Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital.
Neil completed a highly regarded lower limb reconstruction fellowship in Auckland, New Zealand. He completed his higher surgical training scheme in Trauma and Orthopaedics in 2016, and is currently a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) in Trauma and Orthopaedics and also in Sports and Exercise Medicine.
Neil has over 30 research publications in peer-reviewed journals and is also the author of several book chapters. He has presented at numerous national and international scientific conferences. He was awarded the prestigious Lipman-Kessel prize for his research for his Masters of Surgery.
Neil commonly performs the following procedures:
- Computer Navigated Total and Partial (Unicondylar) Knee Replacements
- Total Hip Replacement
- Revision Total Hip and Knee Replacement
- Sports Knee Injuries
• MB BCh BAO, Queen’s University of Belfast, 2004
• Member of Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (MRCSI) , 2000
• Masters in Surgery – Awarded by Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 2011
• Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland (FRCS) Trauma & Orthopaedics, 2017
• Completion of Higher Surgical Training (Trauma & Orthopaedics), 2017
• Fellowship of Faculty of Sports & Exercise Medicine (FFSEM), 2019
• Fellowship in Lower Limb Reconstruction, 2017 – 2018
• Lipmann Kessel Prize Winner, British Elbow and Shoulder Society (BESS), 2011
• Winner of President’s Prize BritSpine, 2014
• Awarded the RCSI/IITOS traveling fellowship in Surgery, 2017
• Winner of IOTA prize at the Irish Orthopaedic Association Meeting, 2016
1. Total Hip Replacement – The Cause of Failure in Patients under 50 years old
NG Burke, J Gibbons, A Cassar-Gheiti, F Walsh, J Cashman
Ir J Med Sci. 2018 Dec 19. (PMID: 30569374)
2. Regenerate Bone Fractures Following Femoral Lengthening in Paediatric Patients: A Single Surgeon Series
NG Burke, A Cassar-Gheiti, J Tan, G McHugh, M Noonan, D Moore
Journal of Children’s Orthopaedics. 2017 Jun 11 (3),210 – 215. (PMID:28828065)
3. Concomitant cervical fracture without neurological symptoms: a case report
Reilly FO, Gheiti AJ, Burke N, Timlin M.
Ir J Med Sci. 2016 Nov;185(4):977-980. (PMID: 26969459)
4. Locking Plate Fixation with and without Inferomedial screws for Proximal Humeral Fractures: a biomechanical study
NG Burke, J Kennedy, G Cousins, D FitzPatrick, H Mullett
J Orthop Surg. 2014 Aug;22(2):190-4. (PMID: 25163953)
5. A standard shoelace prevents equinus posturing of the ankle during circular external fixation of the tibia.
O’Neill BJ, Burke NG, Moore DP, Kelly PM.
Foot Ankle Surg. 2015 Mar;21(1):67-9. (PMID: 25682410)
6. Bilateral Tibia Stress Fractures in a healthy Field Hockey Goalkeeper
BJ O’Neill, K Ryan, NG Burke, P Moroney
BMJ Case Rep. 2014 Aug 21;2014. (PMID: 25188931)
7. Transstyloid Transscaphoid Transcapitate Fracture: A variant of Scapho-capitate Fractures
NG Burke, CH Cosgrave, BJ O’Neill, EP Kelly
BMJ Case Rep. 2014 Mar 31;2014. (PMID: 24686808)
8. Hip pain and Cauda Equina Syndrome
R Kavanagh, NG Burke, CJ Green, K Synnott
Ir Med J. 2013 Sep;106(8):244-5. (PMID: 24282896)
9. Effect of calcium triphosphate cement on proximal humeral fracture osteosynthesis: a cadaveric biomechanical study.
Kennedy J, Molony D, Burke NG, Fitzpatrick D, Mullett H.
J Orthop Surg. 2013 Aug;21(2):173-7. (PMID: 24014778)
10. Attitudes of the medical profession to whole body and organ donation.
Green C, Bowden D, Molony D, Burke N, Felle P, Dudeney S.
Surgeon. 2013 Aug 7. (PMID: 23932670)
11. Pregnancy and the Orthopaedic Patient
N P McGoldrick, C Green, N Burke, C Quinlan, D McCormack
Orthopaedics and Trauma. 2013 Jun;23(3):212-219.
12. Gluteal angiosarcoma presenting as sciatica: an unusual secondary cause.
NG Burke, Muhammad Bilal M, Harrington P.
Joint Bone Spine. 2013 May;80(3):340 (PMID: 23238000)
13. Angiosarcome glutéal révélé par une sciatique
NG Burke, Muhammad B, Harrington P
Revue De Rhumatisme. 2013 Mar; 80(4): 413
14. Pulmonary embolism following Isolated Upper Limb Injury: A Rare Complication
P Raval, NG Burke, P Harrington
European Orthopaedics and Traumatology. 2012 Dec;4(3): 267-68
15. The Segond Fracture: The Clue to Intra-articular Knee Pathology
CH Cosgrave, NG Burke, N Hollingsworth
Emerg Med J. 2012 Oct;29(10):846-7. (PMID: 21856703)
16. A Prospective Randomised study comparing the Jubilee Dressing Method to a Standard Adhesive Dressing for Total Hip and Knee Replacements
NG Burke, CJ Green, G McHugh, N McGolderick, C Kilcoyne, P Kenny
J Tissue Viability. 2012 Aug;21(3):84-7. (PMID: 22658450)
17. Acute traumatic spinal injury following bicycle accidents: a report of three cases.
McGoldrick NP, Green C, Burke N, Synnott K.
Acta Orthop Belg. 2012 Jun;78(3):409-13. (PMID: 22822586)
18. Scoliose secondaire a un hemangiome costal
NG Burke, J Walsh, S McEvoy, E Heffernan, S Dudeney
Revue du Rhumatisme 2011 Dec:78(6):580
19. Musculoskeletal Oncology Training during Residency
NG Burke, CJ Moran, B Hurson, S Dudeney, G O’Toole
J Orthop Surg. 2011 Dec;19(3):350-3. (PMID: 22184169)
20. Scoliosis Secondary to an Unusual Rib Lesion
NG Burke, J Walsh, E Heffernan, S Dudeney
Ir Med J. 2012 Apr;105(4):115-6. (PMID:22708226
21. Patient-Reported Outcomes after Silastic Replacement of the Trapezium for Osteoarthritis
NG Burke, J Walsh, D Moloney, G Cousins, CJ Moran, EP Kelly
J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2012 Mar;37(3):263-8. (PMID: 21914695)
22. Locking Plate Fixation for Proximal humerus Fractures (Review)
NG Burke, J Kennedy, C Green, MK Dodds, H Mullett
Orthopedics. 2012 Feb 17;35(2):e250-4. (PMID: 22310414)
23. Scoliosis Secondary to Rib Haemangioma
NG Burke, J Walsh, S McEvoy, E Heffernan, S Dudeney
Joint Bone Spine. 2011 Oct;78(5):527. (PMID:21705254)
24. Controversial Topics: Arthroscopic Tennis Elbow Release (Review)
NG Burke, H Mullett
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2011 Sep;93(6):432-6. (PMID: 21929911)
25. Outcome of Periacetabular Osteotomy for the Management of Acetabular Dysplasia: Experience in an Academic Centre
Burke NG, Devitt BM, Baker JF, Butler JS, Cousins G, McCormack D, O’Byrne JM
Acta Orthop Belg. 2011 Feb;77(1):33-40. (PMID: 21473443)
26. Diagnostic Gait Pattern of an Isolated Femoral Nerve Injury
NG Burke, M Walsh, T O’Brien, K Synnott
J Orthop Surg. 2010 Dec;18(3):382-4. (PMID: 21187558)
27. An Unusual Cause of Pain Post Ankle in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (A Retrospective Study)
NG Burke, C Moran, R Din, J Walsh, WR Quinlan
Foot (Edinb). 2010 Jun-Sep;20(2-3):81-4. (PMID: 20452762)
28. Mechanism of Loosening of the Souter Strathclyde Total Elbow Replacement – Evidence from revision surgery
E Robinson, NG Burke, P Douglas, J Orr, J Pooley.
Acta Orthop Belg. 2010 Feb;76(1):27-9. (PMID: 20306960)
29. An Eye opener- Visual Aid use and Fracture Prevention in Orthopaedic Trauma Patients
Mohan H, Moran C, Whelan B, Burke N, Walsh JC, Quinlan W
Irish Journal of Medical Science 179:S370-S370 · September 2010
30. Isolated Proximal Tibiofibular Joint dislocation
NG Burke, E Robinson, NW Thompson.
Cases J. 2009 Jul 27;2:7261. (PMID: 19829940)
31. Contamination of histology biopsy specimen – a potential source of error for surgeons
NG Burke, D McCaffrey, E Mackle
Cases J. 2009 Sep 9;2:7619. (PMID: 20181194)
