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Mr Paul Porter is an orthopaedic hip & knee surgeon based in Somerset and Dorset. He specialises in both the surgical and non-surgical management of hip and knee conditions.

Mr Porter runs regular outpatient clinics at the Kingston Wing in Yeovil Hospital and at Circle Winterbourne Hospital where he provides consultations to patients suffering from all aspects of hip and knee pain, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, arthritis, trauma, cartilage injuries, problems with walking, swollen knees, ligament issues, tendon repairs, painful tendons, leg fractures, knee fractures and lower limb disorders.

Mr. Porter undertook his training at Southampton University Medical School 1991, F.R.C.S. (Glasgow) 1996, F.R.C.S. (Orth) 2002, Orthopaedic Registrar training – Yorkshire Rotation, 1997-2004 Fellowships: Arthroplasty Fellow at Leeds Teaching Hospitals, giving him a broad scope of practice within his field and a high level of skill.

Mr Porter has experience across a wide range of orthopaedics and has a broad general interest. He undertook a Fellowship at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals in lower limb joint replacement and developed a special interest in this area. However, he also spent a year at St James' Hospital in Leeds working for six months in the Hand Surgery Unit and for six months with the Reconstructive Trauma Team.

During his career, Mr. Porter has received numerous awards for his excellence, such as the John Fitton Prize – Dec 2000, Yorkshire Regional Training Prize for best research paper, as well as a number of other prizes for his work in research.

Mr. Porter is active in research and is always looking for ways of improving patient outcomes following surgery. His National Joint Registry figures show that his revision rates for total hip replacement surgery parallel the national average. His 5-year knee replacement revision rate is markedly better than the national average (0.6% vs 2.6%).