Abstract
Michael Carmont is Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon working at the Princess Royal Hospital, Telford and Northern General Hospital, Sheffield. He is interested in sports injuries of the knee, foot and ankle, and has a specialist interest in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and the management of Achilles tendon rupture. He is the Section Editor for the Surgery, traumatology, and rehabilitation section of BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation. In this interview we find out a little more about the key issues in this field of research.
Highlights
What does the sports traumatology field involve? The discipline of sports traumatology broadly encompasses injuries sustained at all levels and in all aspects of a person’s life
We appreciate that you have a specialist interest in treating knee injuries; what are the main developments in this area and where are we today? The cycle of sports treatment means that primary repair is performed and is often followed by the adoption of new techniques and technology, which can be evaluated against the success of the primary repair
Rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament leads to knee laxity and subjective knee instability may prevent return to play
Summary
What does the sports traumatology field involve? The discipline of sports traumatology broadly encompasses injuries sustained at all levels and in all aspects of a person’s life. Injuries frequently occur during participation in sport at the limit of the athlete’s ability, either in terms of training frequency and intensity, or the capacity of their biological tissues to sustain high load and competition performance. The injuries most frequently sustained tend to involve tissues that are known to have reduced healing potential and can lead to instability or dysfunction.
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