Training and education

Medical degree (MBChB) at University of Aberdeen - 2003
MRCS, Royal College of Surgeons and Physicians, Glasgow - 2007
Travelling Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Dr David Ring MD, Boston - 2011
RCPSG Travelling Fellowship, UT Southwestern Parkland Hospital, Dr Adam Starr MD, Dallas, Texas - 2013
FRCS Trauma and Orthopaedics, Royal College of Surgeons and Physicians, Glasgow - 2012
Knee Travelling Fellowship, LOC, Clinique de la Sauvegarde, Lyon, Dr David Dejour MD, France - 2015
Zimmer Orthopaedic Knee Fellow - University Hospital Southampton - 2014/2015

Experience

Mr Frame qualified in 2003 from the University of Aberdeen and subsequently undertook his orthopaedic training on the west of Scotland orthopaedic training program. During this time he developed an active interest in complex surgery of the knee and trauma. He was appointed as a consultant orthopaedic and trauma surgeon at University Hospital Southampton in 2016.

He has also completed multiple fellowships in knee surgery and trauma both here in the UK and internationally.

Mr Frame has a specialist interest in knee surgery and in particular complex revision knee replacements, soft tissue knee ligament reconstruction and patellar pain and instability (dislocating knee cap) surgery.

Key achievements

Plastic bones could save the NHS thousands of pounds, by Eleanor Bradford, BBC Scotland health correspondent, BBC News website, November 2011
Surgeon 3-D Prints Bones To Save Money, Alex Knapp, Tech Forbes Magazine, 15 November 2011

Awards and prizes

West of Scotland research grant, awarded for surgical simulation - GLAMOR 2014
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Annual College Travelling Fellowship Award

Research

Mr Frame's research interests include the creation of computer 3D printed surgical models from CT and MRI scans. He has received national press and coverage for this research.

A Novel Method Of Preventing Embedded Metal Debris When High-Speed Burring Of Metal Implants Using Water-Based Lubrication Gel, M Frame, K.B. Ferguson and B Jones - Bone Joint 2014 vol. 96-B no. SUPP 7 4
DIY 3D Printing of Custom Orthopaedic Implants: A Proof Of Concept Study, M C Frame, Bone Joint J 2014 vol. 96-B no. SUPP 11 322
DIY 3D Printing of Custom Orthopaedic Implants: A Proof of Concept Study, M C Frame, W J Leach, Journal of Surgical Technology International, January 2014, Vol 25
Rapid Prototyping in Orthopaedic Surgery - A User's Guide, M.C. Frame, J.S. Huntley, J Bone, Joint Surg Br Orthopaedic Proceedings, June 2012 94-B: 9-9
A Novel Technique For Pre-Operative Planning of Severe Acetabular Defects During Revision Hip Arthroplasty, N. Sciberras, M.C. Frame, R.G. Bharadwaj, G Holt, M.A. Khan, Bone Joint J 2013 vol. 95-B no. SUPP 30 63

Contact

You can contact Mr Frame via his secretary Vanessa Mclean (for adults only) - call 023 8120 8526 or send her an email. For paediatrics, please contact Adrian Crawley.