Academic publications
Research
Our surgeons are actively involved in clinical research, contributing to advances in oral and maxillofacial surgery. Below is a selection of published work.
Craniomaxillofacial Trauma & Reconstruction, 2026
Frontal Sinus Fractures: An Evaluation of Injury Parameters and Operative Variables on Surgical Outcomes
George Cove, Declan Hughes, Christopher Zerafa, Simon Holmes
137
Patients
8 yrs
2015–2022
13%
Major complication
7×
RTT risk per Lofgren step
p=.006
Lofgren vs RTT
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British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2025
Open Management of Condylar Head Fractures. The First 50 Cases: What Have We Learnt and Where Are We Going?
Nabeel Bhatti, Hussein Mohamedbhai, Ximan Poon, Pippasha Khan, Frederic Van der Cruyssen, Simon Holmes
45
Patients
50
Fractures
32 mm
Mean mouth opening
75%
Anatomical reduction
0%
Permanent FN palsy
5/5
Patient satisfaction
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British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2024
How Good is Good Enough? Lessons Learned from Review of Outcomes of 50 Patients Following Extraoral Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Condylar Neck and Base Fractures at a Regional Major Trauma Centre
Julian Leow, Rebecca Exley, Simon Holmes, Nabeel Bhatti
50
Patients
59
Condyles
83%
<2 mm overlap
88%
<10° angulation
3.4%
Non-union rate
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British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2023
Quantitative Analysis of Diplopia Following Orbital Fracture Repair
Declan Hughes, Joe McQuillan, Simon Holmes
472
Reconstructions
5 yrs
2015–2019
4.9%
Residual diplopia
0%
New-onset diplopia
5.7%
Return to theatre
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BMC Health Services Research, 2026
Barriers to Domestic Violence Disclosure in Healthcare Settings: A Scoping Review of Victim and Provider Perspectives
Tamana Barakati, Manu R. Mathur, Manas Dave, Mohammad I. Farook, Simon Holmes, Ali Golkari, Ania Korszun, Mohammad S. A. Alshammari, Paul Coulthard
14
Studies included
2,311
Female participants
341
Male participants
6
Countries
2018–23
Search period
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Craniomaxillofacial Trauma & Reconstruction, 2025
Quantitative and Qualitative Symmetry Analysis of Open Reduction and Fixation of Zygomatic Complex Fractures
Frederic Van der Cruyssen, Mathilda Wylde, Anthony Campbell, Ali Reza Pourkarim, Zeeshan Ahmad, Nabeel Bhatti, Simon Holmes
16
ZMC Patients
81%
Within 4 mm post-op
8/10
Holmes Zygoma Scale
p<.001
Heatmap improvement
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British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2025
Sagacity of surgical selectivity: a retrospective analysis of occlusal outcome and intermaxillary fixation use in midface fracture fixation
D Hughes, R Fussell, N Bhatti, S Holmes, R Davies
100
Patients studied
3 yr
Study period
8%
Malocclusion rate
20%
IMF used
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Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 2021
Orbital Bone Fractures in a Central London Trauma Center: A Retrospective Study of 582 Patients
J Moffatt, D Hughes, N Bhatti, SB Holmes
582
Patients studied
5 yr
Study period
82%
Male patients
55%
Assault-related
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British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2016
Management of Complex Orbital Fractures
N Bhatti, A Kanzaria, N Huxham-Owen, C Bridle, S Holmes
2016
Published BJOMS
9
Risk scenarios
5
Strategic domains
9
MDT specialties
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