Doctor Charles Rivière
Orthopedic surgeon
Dr Charles Riviere speaks English fluently 
PRESENTATION
Dr Rivière is subspecialized and fellow-trained in prosthetic replacement of the hip (total and resurfacing replacements) and of the knee (total, partial and combined replacements). He has performed more than 3500 implantations to date.
He uses state-of-the-art techniques particularly suited to prosthetic replacement in young and/or active patients : minimally invasive surgery, preservation of bone stock, and restoration of the unique joint anatomy of each patient (personalized and physiological technique known as kinematic alignment ). These techniques aim to improve the reliability of the operation by optimizing the functional performance and a natural feel of the prosthetic joint.
His expertise is the result of 3 years of subspecialisation in prosthetic surgery in renowned centers in Paris, London, and Montreal, and proficient scientific research activity. His surgical practice is the result of a combination of influences from world-renowned surgeons.
Dr. Rivière was a Hospital Practitioner until 2020 at the South West London Elective Orthopedic Center (United Kingdom). Today he operates between the Clinique du Sport de Bordeaux-Mérignac and the Lister Hospital (London Chelsea, UK).
TITRES ET FORMATIONS
Honorary Lecturer at Imperial College London University.
3 years of subspecialisation in prosthetic surgery (Fellowship) in London (2010) and Montreal (2011 to 2013).
Doctor of Medicine (thesis on hip resurfacing) and Doctor of Science / PhD (thesis on the kinematic/physiological implantation technique of knee prostheses).
Accreditation by the French Society of Orthopedic and Traumatological Surgery (SOFCOT), as well as by the High Authority for Health (HAS) to perform hip resurfacing (HR) as part of the management of coxarthrosis in young and active individuals. Resurfacing is an attractive alternative to total hip prosthesis (THA) because it optimizes the stability and functional performance of the prosthetic hip and preserves the bone stock to facilitate any subsequent surgical revision.
PROFESSIONNAL CAREER
Since 2020
Private surgeon at the Clinique du Sport de Bordeaux-Mérignac and at Lister Hospital (London Chelsea, UK).
2010 to 2013
Subspecialisation in prosthetic surgery in Paris (Prof. Judet), London (Dr Sarah Muirhead Allwood), and Montreal (Prof. P-A Vendittoli).
2013 to 2015
Head of Clinic at the Hospitals of Bordeaux (Prof. Chauveaux Department).
2015 to 2020
Hospital practitioner at the South West London Elective Orthopedic Center and researcher attached to Imperial College London University (MusculoSkeletal Lab – MSk Lab).
SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
Co-founder and Vice-President of the Personalized Arthroplasty Society (Atlanta, USA).
Member of the College and the French Academy of Orthopedic Surgery.
Member of the French Society of Orthopedic and Traumatological Surgery (SOFCOT).
Member of French (SFHG) and European (EKS, EHS) scientific societies of hip and knee replacement.
PUBLICATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
Dr. Rivière is exceptionally invested in the development and evaluation of personalized and physiological implantation techniques for hip and knee replacement. To date, he has published more than 50 scientific articles and a book on personalized prosthetic surgery : Personalized Hip and Knee Joint Replacement
Rivière, C ; Jackson, W ; Villet, L ; Sivaloganathan, S ; Barziv, Y ; Vendittoli, PA , Specific case consideration for implanting TKA with the Kinematic Alignment technique., EFORT Open Rev, 2021, 6, 881-891
Kobayashi, T ; Morimoto, T ; Yoshihara, T ; Sonohata, M ; Rivière, C ; Mawatari, M , The Significant Relationship among the Factors of Pelvic Incidence, Standing Lumbar Lordosis, and Lumbar Flexibility in Japanese Patients with Hip Osteoarthritis: A Descriptive Radiographic Study., Orthop Traumatol Surg Res, 2021, , 103123
Preston, B ; Harris, S ; Villet, L ; Mattathil, C ; Cobb, J ; Rivière, C , The medial condylar wall is a reliable landmark to kinematically align the femoral component in medial UKA: an in-silico study., Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc, 2021
Rivière, C , Letter to the Editor \ »Nishida et al.: Impact of joint line orientation on clinical outcomes in bilateral Oxford mobile-bearing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty\ »., Knee, 2021, 31, 192-194
Rivière, C ; Sivaloganathan, S ; Villet, L ; Cartier, P ; Lustig, S ; Vendittoli, PA & al , Kinematic alignment of medial UKA is safe: a systematic review., Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc, 2021
Gummaraju, A ; Maillot, C ; Baryeh, K ; Villet, L ; Rivière, C , Oxford Knee Score and EQ-5d poorly predict patient »s satisfaction following mechanically aligned total knee replacement: A cross-sectional study., Orthop Traumatol Surg Res, 2021, 107, 102867
Baryeh, K ; Maillot, C ; Gummaraju, A ; Rivière, C , Disappointing Relationship between Functional Performance and Patient Satisfaction of UKA Patients: A Cross Sectional Study., Orthop Traumatol Surg Res, 2021, 107, 102865
Kobayashi, T ; Morimoto, T ; Yoshihara, T ; Sonohata, M ; Rivière, C ; Mawatari, M , The relationship between pelvic incidence and anatomical acetabular anteversion in female Japanese patients with hip osteoarthritis: a retrospective iconographic study., Surg Radiol Anat, 2021, 43, 1141-1147
Rivière, C ; Logishetty, K ; Villet, L ; Maillot, C , Calipered kinematic alignment technique for implanting a Medial Oxford®: A technical note., Orthop Traumatol Surg Res, 2021, 107, 102859
Rivière, C ; Villet, L ; Jeremic, D ; Vendittoli, PA , What you need to know about kinematic alignment for total knee arthroplasty., Orthop Traumatol Surg Res, 2021, 107, 102773
Vendittoli, PA ; Shahin, M ; Rivière, C ; Barry, J ; Lavoie, P ; Duval, N , Ceramic-on-ceramic total hip arthroplasty is superior to metal-on-conventional polyethylene at 20-year follow-up: A randomised clinical trial., Orthop Traumatol Surg Res, 2021, 107, 102744
Vendittoli, PA ; Rivière, C ; MacDessi, S , The rebirth of computer-assisted surgery. Precise prosthetic implantation should be considered when targeting individualized alignment goals in total knee arthroplasty., Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc, 2020
Nisar, S ; Palan, J ; Rivière, C ; Emerton, M ; Pandit, H , Kinematic alignment in total knee arthroplasty., EFORT Open Rev, 2020, 5, 380-390
Sivaloganathan, S ; Maillot, C ; Harman, C ; Villet, L ; Rivière, C , Neck-sparing short femoral stems: A meta-analysis., Orthop Traumatol Surg Res, 2020, 106, 1481-1494
Vendittoli, PA ; Shahin, M ; Rivière, C ; Roy, AG ; Barry, J ; Lavigne, M , Hip Resurfacing Compared with 28-mm Metal-on-Metal Total Hip Replacement: A Randomized Study with 15 Years of Follow-up., J Bone Joint Surg Am, 2020, 102, 80-90
Jeremic, DV ; Massouh, WM ; Sivaloganathan, S ; Rosali, AR ; Haaker, RG ; Rivière, C , Short-term follow-up of kinematically vs. mechanically aligned total knee arthroplasty with medial pivot components: A case-control study., Orthop Traumatol Surg Res, 2020, 106, 921-927
Wiart, Y ; Kuntz, J ; Bergdolt, C ; Villet, L ; Rivière, C , [Alignment techniques for implantation of a total knee endoprosthesis with particular focus on kinematic alignment]., Orthopade, 2020, 49, 578-583
Maillot, C ; Harman, C ; Al-Zibari, M ; Sarsam, K ; Rivière, C , Moderate relationship between function and satisfaction of total hip arthroplasty patients: a cross sectional study., Hip Int, 2020, , 1120700020921110
Maillot, C ; Auvinet, E ; Harman, C ; Cobb, J ; Rivière, C , Hip resurfacing generates a more physiological gait than total hip replacement: A case-control study., Orthop Traumatol Surg Res, 2020, 106, 527-534
Blakeney, W ; Beaulieu, Y ; Kiss, MO ; Rivière, C ; Vendittoli, PA , Less gap imbalance with restricted kinematic alignment than with mechanically aligned total knee arthroplasty: simulations on 3-D bone models created from CT-scans., Acta Orthop, 2019, 90, 602-609
Rivière, C ; Vigdorchik, JM ; Vendittoli, PA , Mechanical alignment: The end of an era!, Orthop Traumatol Surg Res, 2019, 105, 1223-1226
Rivière, C , Reply from the letter by Takaomi Kobayashi, Tadatsugu Morimoto, Masaru Kitajima, Motoki Sonohata, Masaaki Mawatari., Orthop Traumatol Surg Res, 2019, 105, 1027
Rivière, C , Letter to the Chief Editor regarding a recently published article entitled \ »No difference in outcomes and gait analysis between mechanical and kinematic knee alignment methods using robotic total knee arthroplasty\ »., Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc, 2019, 27, 2040-2041
Maillot, C ; Harman, C ; Villet, L ; Cobb, J ; Rivière, C , Modern cup alignment techniques in total hip arthroplasty: A systematic review., Orthop Traumatol Surg Res, 2019, 105, 907-913
Rivière, C ; Harman, C ; Parsons, T ; Villet, L ; Cobb, J ; Maillot, C , Kinematic alignment versus conventional techniques for total hip arthroplasty: A retrospective case control study., Orthop Traumatol Surg Res, 2019, 105, 895-905
Rivière, C ; Harman, C ; Leong, A ; Cobb, J ; Maillot, C , Kinematic alignment technique for medial OXFORD UKA: An in-silico study., Orthop Traumatol Surg Res, 2019, 105, 63-70
Dagneaux, L ; Marouby, S ; Maillot, C ; Canovas, F ; Rivière, C , Dual mobility device reduces the risk of prosthetic hip instability for patients with degenerated spine: A case-control study., Orthop Traumatol Surg Res, 2019, 105, 461-466
Maillot, C ; Leong, A ; Harman, C ; Morelli, A ; Mospan, R ; Cobb, J & al , Poor relationship between frontal tibiofemoral and trochlear anatomic parameters: Implications for designing a trochlea for kinematic alignment., Knee, 2019, 26, 106-114
Blakeney, W ; Clément, J ; Desmeules, F ; Hagemeister, N ; Rivière, C ; Vendittoli, PA , Kinematic alignment in total knee arthroplasty better reproduces normal gait than mechanical alignment., Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc, 2019, 27, 1410-1417
Rivière, C ; Dhaif, F ; Shah, H ; Ali, A ; Auvinet, E ; Aframian, A & al , Kinematic alignment of current TKA implants does not restore the native trochlear anatomy., Orthop Traumatol Surg Res, 2018, 104, 983-995
Lazic, S ; Boughton, O ; Kellett, CF ; Kader, DF ; Villet, L ; Rivière, C , Day-case surgery for total hip and knee replacement: How safe and effective is it?, EFORT Open Rev, 2018, 3, 130-135
Rivière, C ; Lazic, S ; Villet, L ; Wiart, Y ; Allwood, SM ; Cobb, J , Kinematic alignment technique for total hip and knee arthroplasty: The personalized implant positioning surgery., EFORT Open Rev, 2018, 3, 98-105
Rivière, C ; Grappiolo, G ; Engh, CA ; Vidalain, JP ; Chen, AF ; Boehler, N & al , Long-term bone remodelling around »legendary » cementless femoral stems., EFORT Open Rev, 2018, 3, 45-57
Rivière, C ; Lazic, S ; Dagneaux, L ; Van Der Straeten, C ; Cobb, J ; Muirhead-Allwood, S , Spine-hip relations in patients with hip osteoarthritis., EFORT Open Rev, 2018, 3, 39-44
Rivière, C ; Lazic, S ; Boughton, O ; Wiart, Y ; Vïllet, L ; Cobb, J , Current concepts for aligning knee implants: patient-specific or systematic?, EFORT Open Rev, 2018, 3, 1-6
Grammatopoulos, G ; Speirs, AD ; Ng, KCG ; Riviere, C ; Rakhra, KS ; Lamontagne, M & al , Acetabular and spino-pelvic morphologies are different in subjects with symptomatic cam femoro-acetabular impingement., J Orthop Res, 2018, 36, 1840-1848
Riviere, C ; Lavigne, M ; Alghamdi, A ; Vendittoli, PA , Early Failure of Metal-on-Metal Large-Diameter Head Total Hip Arthroplasty Revised with a Dual-Mobility Bearing: A Case Report., JBJS Case Connect, 2013, 3, e95
Rivière, C ; Iranpour, F ; Harris, S ; Auvinet, E ; Aframian, A ; Parratte, S & al , Differences in trochlear parameters between native and prosthetic kinematically or mechanically aligned knees., Orthop Traumatol Surg Res, 2018, 104, 165-170
Rivière, C ; Iranpour, F ; Auvinet, E ; Aframian, A ; Asare, K ; Harris, S & al , Mechanical alignment technique for TKA: Are there intrinsic technical limitations?, Orthop Traumatol Surg Res, 2017, 103, 1057-1067
Rivière, C ; Iranpour, F ; Harris, S ; Auvinet, E ; Aframian, A ; Chabrand, P & al , The kinematic alignment technique for TKA reliably aligns the femoral component with the cylindrical axis., Orthop Traumatol Surg Res, 2017, 103, 1069-1073
Rivière, C ; Iranpour, F ; Auvinet, E ; Howell, S ; Vendittoli, PA ; Cobb, J & al , Alignment options for total knee arthroplasty: A systematic review., Orthop Traumatol Surg Res, 2017, 103, 1047-1056
Rivière, C ; Hardijzer, A ; Lazennec, JY ; Beaulé, P ; Muirhead-Allwood, S ; Cobb, J , Spine-hip relations add understandings to the pathophysiology of femoro-acetabular impingement: A systematic review., Orthop Traumatol Surg Res, 2017, 103, 549-557
Rivière, C ; Lazennec, JY ; Van Der Straeten, C ; Auvinet, E ; Cobb, J ; Muirhead-Allwood, S , The influence of spine-hip relations on total hip replacement: A systematic review., Orthop Traumatol Surg Res, 2017, 103, 559-568
Rivière, C ; Ollivier, M ; Girerd, D ; Argenson, JN ; Parratte, S , Does standing limb alignment after total knee arthroplasty predict dynamic alignment and knee loading during gait?, Knee, 2017, 24, 627-633
Vendittoli, PA ; Rivière, C ; Roy, AG ; Barry, J ; Lusignan, D ; Lavigne, M , Metal-on-metal hip resurfacing compared with 28-mm diameter metal-on-metal total hip replacement: a randomised study with six to nine years » follow-up., Bone Joint J, 2013, 95-B, 1464-73
Vendittoli, PA ; Rivière, C ; Lavigne, M ; Lavoie, P ; Alghamdi, A ; Duval, N , Alumina on alumina versus metal on conventional polyethylene: a randomized clinical trial with 9 to 15 years follow-up., Acta Orthop Belg, 2013, 79, 181-90
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CENTRE DE L’ARTHROSE DE MÉRIGNAC
6 rue Georges Negrevergne,
33700 Mérignac
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