Consultant knee surgeon • Spire Elland Hospital, Elland Lane
Knee surgery in Halifax and Elland with Mr Osman Riaz
Mr Osman Riaz is a consultant orthopaedic knee surgeon who runs clinics and operating lists at Spire Elland Hospital, Elland Lane, HX5 9EB, ten minutes from Halifax town centre. He also leads the NHS sports knee service that covers Calderdale Royal Hospital, so for most people in Halifax, Brighouse and the Calder Valley he is the knee surgeon they would end up with either way. Torn ligaments, locked knees, worn-out knees: all treated here.
Where to find him
Mr Riaz’s knee clinic at Spire Elland, and the alternatives
Spire Elland is the nearest private hospital to Halifax. If Huddersfield is easier, he is there too.
Spire Elland Hospital
Elland Lane, Elland, West Yorkshire, HX5 9EB
Appointments: 01422 702951
Four miles from Halifax station and six from Huddersfield: leave the M62 at junction 24 and follow the A629 towards Halifax. Free unlimited parking for patients and visitors. MRI, CT, ultrasound and X-ray on site, so scans are done the same week rather than referred elsewhere.
Get directions →Huddersfield Private Hospital (Circle Health Group)
Birkby Hall Road, Huddersfield, HD2 2BL
Appointments: 01484 533131
Mr Riaz’s other private base, twenty minutes from Halifax. Same surgeon, same team approach, so you can choose whichever hospital or date suits you. See the Huddersfield page.
Get directions →Calderdale Royal Hospital
Mr Riaz established and leads the soft tissue and sports knee service for Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Calderdale Royal Hospital in Halifax and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary.
NHS appointments come through your GP.
A private consultation costs £250 at either hospital. Self-paying patients do not need a GP referral. Mr Riaz is recognised by the major private medical insurers; if you are insured, check whether your insurer wants a GP referral before you book.
What he treats
Knee surgery in Halifax: what Mr Riaz does at Spire Elland
Knees only, every week. If it is on this list, it is routine for him.
Sports knee injuries
- ACL reconstruction, with the graft chosen for your sport
- Revision ACL surgery when a previous graft has failed
- Lateral extra-articular tenodesis (LET) to protect the new ligament
- Multi-ligament reconstruction after serious knee injuries
- Kneecap instability surgery, including MPFL reconstruction
Meniscus and cartilage
- Keyhole meniscal repair wherever the tear allows it
- Meniscal transplant, which he was first to perform in Halifax and Huddersfield
- Cartilage repair, including AutoCart, a Yorkshire first
- Knee arthroscopy for locking, catching and loose bodies
Arthritis and alignment
- Knee osteotomy to straighten a bow-legged or knock-kneed joint and keep it
- Total knee replacement, including VELYS robotic-assisted knee replacement
- Injections and non-surgical care when an operation is not the right call
- Second opinions after surgery elsewhere
Ligament injuries
ACL reconstruction in Halifax
Rugby league, football, mountain biking on the Calder Valley trails, fell running: Halifax keeps its knee surgeons busy, and the ACL is the injury that ends seasons. Mr Riaz performs around 120 ACL reconstructions and 30 revisions a year, more than any other surgeon in Yorkshire, and holds the FIFA Diploma in Football Medicine. He decides graft choice and whether to add a lateral tenodesis case by case, from experience rather than habit.
At Spire Elland the MRI is on site, so a first appointment, the scan and the plan can all happen within days. Surgery is usually a day case. You go home with a criteria-based rehabilitation protocol that any good physiotherapist in Halifax, Brighouse or Sowerby Bridge can follow, and Mr Riaz reviews you at each stage.
What does ACL reconstruction cost? Read the UK price guide →
Arthritis
Knee replacement in Halifax
When the cartilage has gone and injections, physiotherapy and weight loss have stopped working, a knee replacement is the operation that gives people their life back. Mr Riaz performs around 80 a year and offers VELYS robotic-assisted knee replacement for suitable patients, using live measurements in theatre to balance the ligaments and set the implant to the plan.
He is also one of the few surgeons in the region doing joint-preserving knee osteotomy in volume, around 40 a year. If you are in your forties or fifties with arthritis on one side of the knee, realigning the leg may buy you a decade or more with your own joint, and he will say so if that is the better option.
Not sure what is wrong?
Knee pain in Halifax: when it is time to see a specialist
Plenty of knee pain settles with a few weeks of sensible rest and physiotherapy. These are the situations where waiting tends to make things worse, and a consultation is worth having:
- A pop or a giving-way during sport, with swelling the same day. Treat that as a ligament or meniscal injury until a scan says otherwise.
- A knee that locks, catches or will not straighten fully. Meniscal tears repair best when they are repaired early.
- A kneecap that has dislocated, or threatens to.
- Months of pain on stairs, at night or after sitting, with stiffness in the morning. That is the arthritis pattern, and there is more on offer than painkillers and a replacement.
- Previous knee surgery that did not deliver.
The first appointment is an examination, a look at any scans you have, and an X-ray or MRI at Spire Elland if one is needed. You leave with a diagnosis in plain English and a plan, which is as likely to be physiotherapy or an injection as an operation.
Why Mr Riaz
Why patients from Halifax choose Mr Riaz
Volume and focus
Knees only. Around 120 ACL reconstructions, 200 keyhole operations, 40 osteotomies and 80 knee replacements a year. Volume is what makes the difficult cases routine.
Firsts and credentials
FIFA Diploma in Football Medicine, unique among Yorkshire knee surgeons. First to perform a meniscal transplant in Halifax and Huddersfield, first in Yorkshire to perform AutoCart cartilage repair, and a published researcher who teaches other surgeons.
Calderdale’s NHS knee lead
He built and runs the NHS sports knee service that covers Calderdale Royal Hospital. Privately you get the same surgeon, without the wait, at a hospital ten minutes from Halifax with free parking and scans on site.
Mr Osman Riaz
Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon, specialising entirely in the knee. Born and raised in Huddersfield, and now working between Spire Elland, Huddersfield Private Hospital and the NHS in Calderdale and Huddersfield.
- MBChB
- MRCS
- FRCS (Tr&Orth)
- FIFA Diploma in Football Medicine
Common questions
Seeing a knee surgeon in Halifax: FAQs
Where does Mr Riaz see private patients near Halifax?
At Spire Elland Hospital, Elland Lane, Elland HX5 9EB, about ten minutes from Halifax town centre. Call 01422 702951 to book. He also consults and operates at Huddersfield Private Hospital, Birkby Hall Road (01484 533131).
How much is a private knee consultation at Spire Elland?
£250, covering the examination, a review of any scans you already have and a treatment plan. Imaging, injections and operations are quoted separately and in writing before you commit.
Do I need a GP referral?
Not if you are paying for yourself. Most private medical insurers ask for a GP referral before they authorise a consultation, so check with yours. NHS patients are referred by their GP to Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.
Can I see Mr Riaz on the NHS at Calderdale Royal Hospital?
Yes. He leads the Trust’s soft tissue and sports knee service, which treats NHS patients at Calderdale Royal Hospital in Halifax and at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. Ask your GP to refer you.
Can I have my MRI at Spire Elland?
Yes. Spire Elland has MRI, CT, ultrasound and X-ray on site, so scans are usually done within days of your consultation rather than referred elsewhere.
Which areas does the Halifax clinic cover?
Halifax, Elland, Brighouse, Sowerby Bridge, Hebden Bridge, Todmorden, Ripponden, Greetland, Hipperholme, Shelf, Queensbury, Rastrick and the rest of Calderdale, plus patients coming off the M62 from Bradford, Leeds and Greater Manchester. Spire Elland has free unlimited parking.
Areas we cover
Book an appointment
Book a knee consultation near Halifax
Call Spire Elland directly, or send your details through the contact page and the clinic team will come back to you.
