Profile
Chief of 4th Orthopedic Clinic-Recostructive Clinic and Adult Traumotology at Metropolitan General
Professor of Orthopedics & Medical Engineering
Education & Academic Titles
- 1982: Degree in Medicine, University of Athens
- 1989: Doctorate awarded by the School of Medicine of the University of Athens
- 1991: Certificate of Specialization in Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology
- 1999: Professor at and Chief of the Department of Orthopedics, University of Glasgow, Great Britain
- 2000: Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS), Great Britain
- 2003: Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS)
- 2003: Professor of Medical Engineering at the University of Bradford, Great Britain
- 2005: Visiting Professor at the 2nd Department of Orthopedics, University of Athens
Doctoral Thesis
Pharmacodynamics of newer quinolones in fibrous clot
1st Propaedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, University of Athens &
Department of Orthopedics, “Laiko” Hospital, Athens
Professional Experience
1991-1994: Fellow
Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham, Great Britain
Endo-Klinik, Hamburg, Germany
Joint Replacement Institute / UCLA, Los Angeles, USA
1994-1996 Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Health Care International, Glasgow, Great Britain
Nuffield Hospital, Birmingham, Great Britain
1996-1999 Senior Lecturer/ Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Department of Orthopedics, University of Glasgow
1999-2004 Professor & Chief
Department of Orthopedics, University of Glasgow
Clinical Interest
- Total arthroplasty/ Revision hip and knee arthroplasty
- Traumatology / Sports injuries/ Arthroscopic surgery
- Musculoskeletal system oncology
- Spinal disorders
- Foot diseases
Awards & Distinctions
1991: Scholarship by the “Onassis Foundation”
1993: Harrison Prize, Naughton Dunn Club, UK
1994: John Charnley Prize, North American Hip Society
2001: New Researchers Prize, European Orthopaedic Research Society
2001: Greater Glasgow NHS Award for Clinical Excellence
2002: 1st Prize awarded by the Royal Medico-Chirurgical Society of Glasgow
Recent Publications
(On a total of 146 scientific publications with more than 2,700 citations)
- The evolution of hip resurfacing arthroplasty
Grigoris P, Roberts P, Panousis K, Bosch H
Orthopaedic Clinics of North America 2005; 36: No 2; 125-134 - Influence of the clearance on in-vitro tribology of large metal-on-metal articulations pertaining to resurfacing hip implants
Rieker CB, Schon R, Konrad R, Liebentritt G, Gnepf P, Roberts P, Grigoris P
Orthopaedic Clinics of North America; 2005; 36: No 2; 135-142 - Poor predictive value of broad-range PCR for the detection of arthroplasty infection in 92 cases
Panousis K., Grigoris P., Butcher I., Rana B., Reilly J, Hamblen DL
Acta Orthop Scand 2005; 76: No 3; 341-346 - Comparison of contact mechanics between a total hip replacement and a hip resurfacing with a metal-on-metal articulation
Liu F, Udofia U, Jin ZM, Hirt F, Rieker C, Roberts P, Grigoris P
Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science 2005; 219: No C7; 727-732 - Effect of wear of bearing surfaces on elastohydrodynamic lubrication of metal-on-metal hip implants
Liu F, Jin ZM, Hirt F, Rieker C, Roberts P, Grigoris P
Journal of Engineering in Medicine 2005; 219: No H5; 319-328 - Total hip arthroplasty for developmental hip dysplasia
Papachristou G, Grigoris P, Panousis K, Plessas S, Sourlas J, Levidiotis C, Chronopoulos E
International Orthopaedics 2006; 30: No 1; 21-25 - Transient elastohydrodynamic lubrication analysis of metal-on-metal hip implants under simulated walking conditions
Liu F, Jin ZM, Hirt F, Rieker C, Roberts P, Grigoris P
Journal of Biomechanics 2006; 39: No 5; 905-914 - Hip resurfacing arthroplasty. The evolution of contemporary designs
Grigoris P, Roberts P, Panousis K, Jin ZM
Journal of Engineering in Medicine 2006; 220: No 2; 95-105 - The development of the Durom metal-on-metal hip resurfacing
Grigoris P, Roberts P, Panousis K
Hip International 2006; 16: S-4; 65-72 - Importance of head diameter, clearance and cup wall thickness on elastohydrodynamic lubrication analysis of metal-on-metal hip resurfacing prostheses
Liu F, Jin ZM, Roberts P, Grigoris P
Journal of Engineering in Medicine 2006; 220: No 6; 695-704 - Effect of bearing geometry and structure support on transient elastohydrodynamic lubrication analysis of metal-on-metal hip implants
Liu F, Jin ZM, Roberts P, Grigoris P
Journal of Biomechanics 2007; 40: No 6; 1340-1349 - Initial stability and contact mechanics analysis of press-fit hip resurfacing prostheses
Udofia I, Liu F, Jin ZM, Roberts P, Grigoris P
J Bone Joint Surg (Br) 2007; 89: No 4; 549-556 - The innervation of vastus lateralis muscle
Patil S, Grigoris P, Reece AT, Shaw-Dunn J
Journal of Anatomy 2007; 20: No 5; 556-559
Membership in Societies and Editorial Boards
- American College of Surgeons
- Association of Professors of Orthopaedic Surgery, UK
- British Hip Society
- British Orthopaedic Association
- Hellenic Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology
- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
Research
- Optimization of total hip arthroplasty articular surfaces using special motion simulators.
- Development of finite element models in the investigation of mechanical sufficiency of various types of hip and knee arthroplasty.
- Genetic expression of cytokines and growth factors involved in bone resorption due to unsuccessful hip or knee arthroplasty
- Diagnosis of periprosthetic inflammation using molecular biology.
- Pharmacodynamics of antibiotics in bone and synovial membrane.
- Development of carriers for local delivery of antibiotics in Orthopedic Surgery.
