Academic and Research

Latest publications

 Kearns S, Jamal B, Rorabeck CH, Bourne RB.  Factors affecting survival of uncemented total hip arthroplasty in patients 50 years or younger.  Clin Orthop 453; 103 – 109, 2006

Jamal B, Pillai  A. Developmental dysplasia of Hip. In Sexton LM, Leach HJ (Eds.) ,Dysplasia: causes, types, treatments (Chapter 2).  Hauppauge, New York: Nova Publishers, 2012

Ehrendorfer S, Sethi A, Jamal, B, Albadran L, Weinand et al.  Mini Invasive open shoulder surgery Bankart repair for recurrent traumatic shoulder instability: a single surgeon/ single institution’s experience.  Eur Orthop Traumatol 3(1); 73-76, 2012

Jamal B, Pillai A.  Ankle arthritis: ethical issues for the orthopaedic surgeon.  Orthop Muscul Syst 1: e108, 2012

Jamal B, Mohammed A.  Short-term outcomes of double application of a posterior lip augmentation device for recurrent hip dislocation in the elderly.  Eur Orthop Traumatol, 5(1): 103-106, 2014

Jamal B, Halai M, Pillai A.  The evolution of total ankle arthroplasty. Orthop Muscul Syst 3: 145, 2014

Higgs Z, Jamal B, Fogg Q, Kumar S.  An Anatomical Study Comparing Two Surgical Approaches for Isolated Talonavicular Arthrodesis.  Foot Ankle Int35(10):1063-7. 2014

Spence S, Jamal B, Pillai A.  Considerations in Pre-Operative Assessment of Rheumatoid Patients.  Orth Rheum 1 (1): 5.  2014

Chaudary B, Mathavan G, Pillai A, Jamal B (2014) Rheumatoid Arthritis and Total Ankle Joint Replacement. J Exerc Sports Orthop 1(3): 1-2. 2014

Jamal B, Pillai A, Fogg Q, Kumar S.  The hallucal metatarsosesamoid articulation: a 3D quantitative analysis.  Foot Ankle Surg, 21 (1): 22-25, 2015

Jamal B, Bell S, Milne A, MacLeod C.  Trigger finger as the first presentation of dupuytren’s disease.  Eur Orthop Traumatol, 6(2): 119-120, 2015

Halai M, Jamal B, Rea P, Qureshi M, Pillai A.  Acute fractures of the paediatric foot and ankle.  World J Paeds, 11(1): 14-20, 2015

Halai M, Jamal B, Jayaram P, Murray D, Gregori A, Periasamy K.  The prevalence and characteristics of noise in a series of 282 of ceramic on ceramic total hip arthroplasties.  Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc 2016; 50(1):10–15.  

T Harding, B Jamal, Recent advances in the management of calcaneal fractures. SM Journal of Orthopaedics 1(4):1020. 2015

B Jamal, G Virdy, S Aitya, NJ Madeley, CS Kumar. Minimal Access Calcaneal Osteosynthesis (MACO) for fixation of displaced intra-articular fractures: early results complications. Bone Joint J, 97-B(supp 17), 8S 

S Chambers, B Jamal, CS Kumar. The sporting ankle.  Orthopaedics and trauma 30(1): 24 - 29. 2016

CM Thomson, T Esparon, P Rea, B Jamal.  Monoaxial External Fixation of the Calcaneus: An Anatomical Study Assessing the Safety of Monoaxial Pin Insertion Injury 47(10): 2091 – 2096. 2016

T Esparon, CM Thomson, P Rea, B Jamal.  Circular frame fixation for calcaneal fractures risks injury to the medial neurovascular structures: A cadaveric description.  Injury 47(12): 2700-2705. 2016

M Halai , S Kooner, B Jamal, J McMillan, B Syme, G Holt.  The Relationships between the Rotational Axes of the Distal Femur in the Arthritic Caucasian Knee: A Magnetic Resonance Imaging Analysis. J Knee Surg.doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1709676. 2020

J Lee, P Chan, R Carter , B Jamal.  Surgery Performed by Supervised Trainees Does not Affect Outcome in First Metatarsophalangeal Joint (MTPJ) Arthrodesis. J Foot Ankle Surg.59(6):1239-1243. 2020

A Macey, J Butler, S Martin , T Tan, W Leach,  B Jamal.  30-day outcomes in hip fracture patients during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the preceding year.  BJO 1(7):415-419. 2020

D MacDonald, D Neilly, P Davies, C Crome, B Jamal, S Gill, A Jariwala, I Stevenson, G Ashcroft, SCORE authors. Effects of the COVID-19 lockdown on orthopaedic trauma: a multicentre study across Scotland.  BJO1(9): 541-548. 2020

P Nicholas, R Carter, P Chan, B Jamal.  A Systematic Review Of Primary Ankle Arthrodesis In The Treatment Of Pilon Fractures.  Foot (Edinb) 47:101780. 2021

A Faulkner, D MacDonald, D Neilly, P Davies, T Ha, I Stevenson, A Jariwala , SCORE research group.  Cycling injuries requiring orthopaedic intervention during the first COVID-19 lockdown period: A multi-centre SCottish Orthopaedic Research collaborativE (SCORE) study.  The Surgeon 20(4): 252-257. 2022

WT Gardner, DRW Macdonald, MJ Kennedy, AC Faulkner, JR McIntyre, P Forget. Opioid Prescription Following Wrist and Ankle Fracture Fixation in Scotland—Tradition Prevails. J Clin Med 17;11(2):468.2022.

GM Cooper, MJKennedy, B Jamal, DW Shields. Autologous versus synthetic bone grafts for the surgical management of tibial plateau fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials .BJO 3(3):218-228. 2022

GAJ Robertson, KK Ang, B Jamal. Fractures in soccer: The current evidence, and how this can guide practice. J Orthop 24(33):25-30. 2022

GAJ Robertson, AG Marsh, SL Gill, D Martin, DJ Lowe, B Jamal. The influence of heatwave temperatures on fracture patient presentation to hospital.  Injury 53(10): 3163-3171. 2022

S Kooner, JM Lee, B Jamal, K David-West, TR Daniels, M Halai.  Successful treatment of advanced Freiberg’s Disease with a Modified Weil osteotomy: 5-year follow up A Pilot case series with a review of the literature. Foot. In press. 2022

B Jamal, P Calder. What is new in limb reconstruction?. Bone Joint 360 11(5):6-8. 2022

DW Shields, AD Iliadis, E Kelly E, et al. Pin-siteInfection: A Systematic Review of Prevention Strategies. Strategies Trauma Limb Reconstr 17(2):93–104. 2022

AD Iliadis, DW Shields, B Jamal, N Heidari.  Current Classifications of Pin Site Infection and Quality of Reporting: A Systematic Review. J Limb Lengthening & Reconstruction 8(1):S59-S68, 2022.

SJ Spencer, B Jamal, SGF Abram, N Kane, A Mohammed. Patella Denervation With Circumferential Electrocautery in Primary Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Arthroplasty 38 (6): 1057-1062. 2023

N Razii, JW Kennedy , DW Shields, A Hrycaiczuk, R Morgan-Jones, RMD Meek, B Jamal. Proceedings of the United Kingdom Periprosthetic Joint Infection Meeting 2022: Combined and Arthroplasty Sessions. J Arthroplasty, in print. 2023