Mr Al Getgood Consultant Knee Surgeon
MBChB MPhil MD FRCS(Tr&Orth) DipSEM
Areas of Expertise
Our consultant knee specialists offer expert diagnosis and tailored care for a full range of knee conditions and sports injuries. From advanced imaging to personalised rehabilitation and precision surgery, they focus on relieving pain and restoring your mobility.
Mr. Al Getgood - Professional Bio
Mr Al Getgood is a UK trained Specialist Knee Surgeon at Fortius Clinic London, focusing on the full spectrum of knee surgery excluding knee replacement procedures. He has extensive experience in dealing with both professional and amateur athletes through his past roles as Chief of Surgery at the world-renowned Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Clinic in Doha, Qatar, and as Fellowship Director at the internationally recognised Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic in London, Ontario, Canada.
Originally from Northern Ireland, he underwent training in Edinburgh, Cambridge and Coventry before moving to Canada in 2012.
Mr Getgood's clinical practice focuses on complex soft tissue reconstruction of the knee. This spans from first time ACL reconstructions in elite/professional and recreational athletes to tertiary referral multiple revision ligament reconstruction and alignment correction to address problematic pain, instability and deformity.
He has been successful in securing over $10 million in peer-reviewed and industry-funded grants to build his pre-clinical and clinical research programme focusing on complex ligament reconstruction and joint preservation.
Mr Getgood has authored over 220 peer-reviewed articles and numerous book chapters, and has given over 300 national and international conference presentations.
- Fortius Clinic London
- Research Professor, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Editorial Board Member of the American Journal of Sports Medicine and Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology and Arthroscopy journals
- As an Associate Professor at Western University in Canada, he was successful in securing over $10 million in grants supporting his research program. He is the co-principal investigator of the STABILITY 1 and 2 Trials.
- STABILITY 1 was a practice changing trial reducing reinjury rates using lateral extra-articular tenodesis. It has resulted in the following awards:
- J Edouard Samson Research award from the Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation in May 2021, the premier research award for career research in Canadian Orthopaedics
- The American Journal of Sports Medicine Hughston Award in 2023
- The American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine (AOSSM) O’Donoghue Sports Injury Award in 2019
- The International Society of Arthroscopic Knee surgery and Orthopaedic Sports medicine (ISAKOS) Jan Gillquist Award in 2019
- ISAKOS Albert Trillat Young Investigator award in 2017
- Concluding in June 2027, the STABILITY 2 Trial will be the largest randomised clinical trial in ACL reconstruction history and will further optimise surgical decision making for ACL injured patients.
2023
- American Journal of Sports Medicine Hughston Award
2021
- J Edouard Samson Research Award
- Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation — Premier career research award in Canadian Orthopaedics
2019
- O'Donoghue Sports Injury Award
- American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine (AOSSM)
2019
- Jan Gillquist Award
- ISAKOS — STABILITY Study
2017
- Albert Trillat Young Investigator Award
- ISAKOS — STABILITY Study
- 2014 Top 28 Sports Knee Surgeons in North America
2026
Sport Injury-Related Growth and Quality of Life Trajectories in Young Athletes After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Mixed Methods Study
Marmura H, Garcia N, Kukoly L, Bryant DM, Feller JA, Batty L, et al
J Sport Rehabil
DOI: 10.1123/jsr.2025-0472
2026
Higher body mass index, post-operative bracing, narrower femoral notch, and anterior tibial tunnel positioning are independent risk factors for cyclops syndrome following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Agostinone P, Romandini I, Hantouly A, Al-Sewaidi G, Oliver-Welsh L, Veizi E, et al
J ISAKOS
DOI: 10.1016/j.jisako.2026.101117
2026
Independent effects of sports activity level and surgical timing on concomitant lesions in anterior cruciate ligament injuries
Agostinone P, A TBH, Romandini I, B CRO, Aminake G, Berveglieri L, et al
Int Orthop
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-026-06799-y
2026
Extra-articular Tenodesis for ACL Reconstruction: Who Needs it and is there a Superior Technique?
Veizi E, Oliver-Welsh L, Koutserimpas C, Imat E, Getgood A
Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med
DOI: 10.1007/s12178-026-10028-9
2025
Combined revision ACL reconstruction with slope-correction osteotomy and lateral extra-articular tenodesis improves stability in patients with high posterior tibial slope and pivot shift
Fritz J, Getgood A, van Heerwaarden R, Parratte S, Brown C, Tollefson LV, et al
J Exp Orthop
DOI: 10.1002/jeo2.70384
2025
Low prevalence of moderate to severe osteoarthritis at long-term follow-up after combined anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and lateral extra-articular procedures: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Free M, Hewison C, Onggo J, Degen R, Getgood A
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc
DOI: 10.1002/ksa.70059
2025
Assessment and surgical correction of posterior tibial slope in revision anterior cruciate ligament surgery: An international expert Delphi consensus statement
Wackerle AM, Marcaccio S, Apseloff N, Getgood A, Musahl V, Tapasvi S, et al
J ISAKOS
DOI: 10.1016/j.jisako.2025.100900
Consultation & Outpatient Clinics
Fortius Clinic London
Our 79,000 sq ft, seven-story, private hospital on Wigmore Street has 39 en-suite inpatient rooms, consultation and treatment rooms, and a physiotherapy suite.
The hospital has a high-spec imaging suite fully equipped with an MRI, CT scanner and X-ray machine. There are three state-of-the-art operating theatres, two anaesthetic rooms and a recovery bay.
Fortius Clinic London has two Mako robots for hip and knee joint replacements.
- 66 Wigmore Street W1U 2SB
- 0203 195 2442
- Outpatient times are Monday to Friday from 8.00am to 8.00pm.
- Sports & Exercise Medicine
- Snow Injuries Clinic
- Tendon Clinic
- MRI Scan
- Ultrasound
- X-Ray
- Physician services
- Rheumatology
- CT Scan
- Image guided injections
- Physiotherapy
- MAKO Robotic Joint Replacement
- Knee replacement revision clinic
- Podiatry
1 of 1