Mr James Robinson

James R. Robinson FRCS(Orth) MS is an internationally recognised specialist knee surgeon. His UK NHS practice is based at the Avon Orthopaedic Centre in Bristol - a referral centre for complex knee problems in the South West of the UK. He has particular interest in arthroscopic “key-hole” surgery, ligament reconstruction, partial knee replacement, cartilage and meniscus repair and the treatment of early arthritis. He is regularly invited to lecture, present his research and to demonstrate surgical techniques around the world and this has given him an invaluable exposure to the latest evidence and state-of-the-art treatments. James has previously won the British Association of Surgery of the Knee President’s medal. He has published many research articles and book chapters on knee surgery and has received awards both nationally and internationally for knee research. His other roles include: Co-chairman of the Sports Knee Preservation Committee for ISAKOS (International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine), Member of the Arthroscopy committee for ESSKA (European Society for Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy), Chairman of the ESSKA Collateral ligaments Working Group and he is also a member of the prestigious international Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Study group. He is a reviewer for the American Journal of Sports Medicine, and sits on the steering committee for the UK National Ligament registry - improving best practices by constant analysis of knee ligament reconstruction outcomes. James undertook his orthopaedic training in London where he was also Clinical Research Fellow in Sports Trauma Surgery at the Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine. Here he published his thesis on knee ligament injuries and was awarded a Master of Surgery degree by the University of London. Following this he spent a year’s fellowship in Bordeaux at the ‘Clinique du Sport’. He spent a further six month’s fellowship in the UK specialising in partial (unicompartmental) knee replacement. James acts as a consultant to several orthopaedic industry companies and has developed surgical techniques and instruments for knee ligament reconstruction, cartilage treatment, meniscal repair and partial knee replacements. He has been invited to demonstrate surgery in Europe, Asia and North America.

Sport injuries, including meniscus repair and ligament reconstruction Anterior Cruciate Ligament reconstruction (ACL) Treatment of early arthritis, including osteotomy Meniscal transplantation Partial knee replacement. Knee Replacment Cartilage repair