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Mr William Wilson has an exceptional academic portfolio boasting 30 peer-reviewed publications and 65 presentations at international and national conferences. He is an award winning researcher with honours including best presentation in 2009, 2018 and 2021 and British Orthopaedic Association ‘Best of the Best’ finalist in 2019. He has attracted £25000 in grant awards as chief investigator including the British Association of Sport & Exercise Medicine Research Bursary 2019.

Main research interests include, knee ligament injuries, biomechanics, sports and computer assisted surgery. Mr Wilson is Chief investigator for an ongoing project as part of a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from University of Strathclyde, focusing on the clinical, biomechanical and functional outcomes following anterior cruciate ligament surgery. This work examines the application of internal bracing for primary ligament repair augmentation and comparison with conventional ACL reconstruction. Mr Wilson has been closely involved in the research behind the Internal Brace concept, developed in Glasgow by close colleague Prof Gordon MacKay. Learn more about the Internal Brace below.

Internal Brace

The Internal Brace is a synthetic augmentation device, used as a ‘seat belt’ to strengthen and protect ligament repair or reconstructions. Adding the Internal Brace increases the strength of the overall construct and protects it during the crucial healing period. This permits accelerated rehabilitation, promoting faster recovery and quicker return to sport. In addition, the Internal Brace acts to reduce the risk of future injury after return to sport. Mr Wilson uses Internal Bracing for most of his sports knee surgeries and has extensively researched this area. He is part of the pioneering Internal Brace International Study Group, a select group of international experts who come together to investigate and promote the benefits of the technique for patients across the world.

Publications by William T. Wilson

Click on the title below if you are interested to read these published research articles authored by Mr Wilson:

  1. Wilson WT, Feller JA, Batty LM. Navigation in Multiligament Knee Reconstruction: A Proof-of-Concept Study on a Femoral Sawbones Model. Arthrosc Tech. 2024, May 16;13(8) 
  2. Mackay GM, Wilson WT, Hopper GP. ACL Repair or Reconstruction With Internal Bracing, for Properly Indicated Patients, Is Safe, Biocompatible, and Biomimetic. Arthroscopy. 2024, Sep;40(9):2504-2506
  3. Wilson WT, Kennedy MJ, MacLeod D, Hopper GP, MacKay GM. Outcomes of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Independently Tensioned Suture Tape Augmentation at 5-Year Follow-up. Am J Sports Med. 2023;51:3658-3664.
  4. Wilson WT, Banger MS, Hopper GP, Blyth MJG, MacKay GM, Riches PE. Deficits in Muscle Strength Are Not Seen Following Recovery from Augmented Primary Repair of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears. JISAKOS. 2023;8:436-441
  5. Stokes A, Tompos T, Hopper GP, Wilson WT, Mackay GM. Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Accelerated Rehabilitation with InternalBrace Augmentation in a Professional Footballer. Surg Technol Int. 2023 Jul 7;42:sti42/1693.
  6. Hopper GP, Wilson WT, O’Donnell L, Hamilton C, Blyth MJG, MacKay GM. Comparable rates of secondary surgery between anterior cruciate ligament repair with suture tape augmentation and anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. J Exp Ortop 9, 115, Dec 2022.
  7. Hopper GP, Irfan A, Wilson WT, Mackay GM. Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Repair with Suture Tape Augmentation: A Case Series With Five-Year Follow Up. Surg Technol Int. 2022 Apr 12;40:sti40/1558.
  8. Wilson WT, Hopper GP, Banger MS, Blyth MJG, Riches PE, MacKay GM. Anterior cruciate ligament repair with internal brace augmentation: A systematic review. Knee. 2022 Mar 30;35:192-200. doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2022.03.009.
  9. Wilson WT, Hopper GP, Hamilton C, O’Donnell L, Blyth MJG, Mackay GM. Meniscal Preservation is More Likely When Performed with Acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair Rather Than with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Surg Technol Int. 2022 Feb 10;40:sti40/1574.
  10. Wilson WT, Hopper GP, O’Boyle M, Henderson L, Blyth MJG. Quantifying graft impingement in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Knee. 2022 Jan;34:270-278. doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2022.01.001.
  11. Paterson-Byrne PA, Wilson WT, Hopper GP, MacKay GM. Primary repair of multiligament knee injury with InternalBrace ligament augmentation. BMJ Case Rep. 2022 Jan 4;15(1):e247173.
  12. Irfan A, Kerr S, Hopper GP, Wilson WT, Wilson L, Mackay GM. A criterion based rehabilitation protocol for ACL repair with internal brace augmentation. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2021;16(3):870-878.
  13. Hopper GP, Irfan A, Jenkins JM, Wilson WT, Mackay GM. Posterior cruciate ligament repair with suture tape augmentation: a case series with minimum 2-year follow-up. J Exp Orthop. 2021 Apr 15;8(1):28.
  14. Hopper GP, Aithie JMS, Jenkins JM, Wilson WT, Mackay GM. Satisfactory patient-reported outcomes at 5 years following primary repair with suture tape augmentation for proximal anterior cruciate ligament tears. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2021, Feb 13.
  15. Benson D, Hopper GP, Wilson WT, MacKay GM: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Autograft with Suture Tape Augmentation. Arthrosc Tech. 2021, Jan.
  16. Hopper GP, Aithie J, Wilson WT, MacKay GM: Combined Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair and Anterolateral Ligament Repair with Internal Brace Augmentation: Minimum 2-Year Patient-Reported Outcome Measures. Orthop J Sports Med. 2020, Dec: 18;8(12).
  17. Benson D, Hopper GP, Wilson WT, MacKay GM: Anterior Talofibular Ligament Repair with Suture Tape Augmentation. Arthrosc Tech. 2020, Nov 12;9(12):e1893-e1897
  18. Wilson WT, Pickup AR, Findlay H, Gupta S, Mahendra A: Stabilisation of pathological humerus fractures using cement augmented plating: a case series. J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2020, Oct.
  19. Wilson WT, Hopper GP, Byrne PA, MacKay GM: Repair of the ulnar collateral ligament of the elbow with internal brace augmentation: a 5-year follow-up. BMJ Case Rep. 2018, Dec, 19; 11(1).
  20. Byrne PA, Hopper GP, Wilson WT, MacKay GM: Acromioclavicular Joint Stabilisation Using the Internal Brace Principle. Surg Technol Int. 2018 July 33
  21. Wilson WT, O’Boyle M, Leach W: An unusual complication of a tattoo in an immunosuppressed patient. BMJ Case Rep. 2018, June, 3.
  22. Nagra NS, Hamilton TW, Strickland L, Murray DW, Wilson WT (as part of BONE Collaborative), Pandit H: Enhanced recovery programmes for lower limb arthroplasty in the UK. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2017 Aug 3:1-6.
  23. Byrne PA, Hopper GP, Wilson WT, MacKay GM: Knotless Repair of Achilles Tendon Rupture in an Elite Athlete: Return to Competition in 18 Weeks. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2017 Jan – Feb;56(1):121-124
  24. Wilson WT, Young AMH, Fivey P: Minimising costs in spinal surgery: is group & save testing justified in lumbar decompression surgery? J Spine Surg. 2016 Dec;2(4):277-280
  25. Wilson WT, Hopper GP, Byrne PA, MacKay GM: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair with Internal Brace Ligament Augmentation. Surg Technol Int. 2016 Oct 26;XXIX:273-278.
  26. Wilson WT, McMillan T, Young AM, White MA: Increased trends in the use of treatment-limiting decisions in a regional neurosurgical unit. Br J Neurosurg. 2016 Sep 1:1-4.
  27. Wilson WT, Deakin AH, Wearing SC, Payne AW, Clarke JV, Picard F: Computer-Assisted Measurements Of Coronal Knee Joint Laxity In-Vitro Are Related To Low Stress Behaviour Rather Than Structural Properties Of The Collateral Ligaments. Comput Aided Surg 2013;18(5-6):181-6.
  28. Clarke JV, Wilson WT, Wearing SC, Picard F, Riches PE, Deakin AH: Standardising the clinical assessment of coronal knee laxity; Proc Inst Mech Eng H. 2012 Sep;226(9):699-708.
  29. Wilson WT, Deakin AH, Payne AW, Picard F, Wearing SC: Comparative analysis of the structural properties of the collateral ligaments of the human knee. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2012 Apr;42(4):345-51
  30. Wilson WT, Wearing SC, Payne AW, Picard F, Deakin AH: The medial collateral ligament of the human knee is stronger but not stiffer than its lateral counterpart. J Sci Med Sport. 2010;13S: e77-e78