Dr Nicholls takes an evidence-based approach to care, drawing on current research to guide treatment decisions. He is involved in clinical research and education, with published work in the area of knee conditions and surgery.
Publications
2026
The addition of lateral extra-articular tenodesis does not significantly affect the pain or confidence levels after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in adolescent athletes.
Richardson H, Pradyumna Y K, Ahedi H, Fernandez I, Nicholls A.
Journal of ISAKOS, 2026; 18
2025
Skeletal Maturity Assessment in Pediatric ACL-Reconstruction.
Umile Giuseppe Longo, Mariajose Villa Corta, Federica Valente, Laura Ruzzini, Pieter D’hooghe, Kristian Samuelsson, Frank A Cordasco, Alexander S Nicholls.
Children (Basel). 2025 Sep 5;12(9):1186
Quadriceps Strength and Hamstring-to-Quadriceps Ratios in Pediatric Patients After ACL Reconstruction: Revisiting Norms from Adult Data
Sarthak Chopra, Geoffrey Murphy, Pradyumna Raval, Harbeer Ahedi, Alexander S Nicholls.
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, August 2025
Transphyseal ACL reconstruction resulted in small incidence of tibial physeal bars at 1-year follow-up
Mahsa Sarrami, Payam Tarassoli, Yoong Ping Lim, Alex Nicholls
PubMed. 2025 May 25
2024
Association of Technology Usage and Decreased Revision TKA Rates for Low-Volume Surgeons Using an Optimal Prosthesis Combination: An Analysis of 53,264 Primary TKAs
Michael McAuliffe, Ibrahim Darwish, Jon Anderson, Alex Nicholls, Sophie Corfield, Dylan Harries, Christopher Vertullo
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2024 Sep 26.
The tibial tubercle–trochlear groove distance: a comparison study between EOS and MRI in the paediatric population
Geoffrey T. Murphy, Ravi Rudraraju, Timothy Mathews, Verinder Sidhu, Alyssa Miller, Kylie Brown & Alex Nicholls
Skeletal Radiol 53, 85–91 (2024)
2011 – 2014
Classification of rotator cuff tendinopathy using high definition ultrasound.
Hinsley H, Nicholls A, Daines M, Wallace G, Arden N, Carr A.
Muscles Ligaments Tendons J. 2014 Nov 17;4(3):391-7.
The true prevalence of rotator cuff tears: normal population data.
H. C. L. Oag; M. D. Daines; A. S. Nicholls; N. K. Arden; A. J. Carr
Shoulder and Elbow. 4(4):297–298, Oct 2012.
Motor strength in association with rotator cuff tears: normal population data.
H. C. L. Oag; M. D. Daines; A. S. Nicholls; N. K. Arden; A. J. Carr
Shoulder and Elbow. 4(4):299, Oct 2012.
The association between rotator cuff tears, shoulder pain and activities of daily living: normal population data.
H. C. L. Oag; M. D. Daines; A. S. Nicholls; N. K. Arden; A. J. Carr
Shoulder and Elbow. 4(4):298–299, Oct 2012.
Relationship of rotator cuff tears, shoulder pain and functional loss in a normal population.
Hannah Oag, Michael Daines, Alexander Nicholls, Amit Kiran, Nigel Arden, Andrew Carr
Bone & Joint Journal Orthopaedic Proceedings vol. 94-B no. SUPP XXXVII 420, published 14 September 2012.
The association between hip morphology parameters and nineteen-year risk of end-stage osteoarthritis of the hip: a nested case-control study.
Nicholls AS, Kiran A, Pollard TC, Hart DJ, Arden CP, Spector T, Gill HS, Murray DW, Carr AJ, Arden NK.
Arthritis Rheum. 2011 Nov;63(11):3392-400.
Change in body mass index during middle age affects risk of total knee arthroplasty due to osteoarthritis: a 19-year prospective study of 1003 women.
Nicholls AS, Kiran A, Javaid MK, Hart DJ, Spector TD, Carr AJ, Arden NK.
Knee. 2011 Jul 20.