Mr Matija Krkovic

MD PhD

 

Knee Specialist

 

Main areas of expertise and clinical interests

 

• Soft tissue injuries

• Knee surgery

• Deformity correction

• Treatment of infections and deformities with Ilizarov or Taylor Spatial Frame

 

Professional profile

 

His main interest is orthopaedic trauma of upper and lower extremities with a special emphasis on complex injuries and posttraumatic sequelae of the lower leg and trauma of the elbow and shoulder. These are also the areas of his medico-legal expertise.

 

In his elective work he focuses on knee arthroplasties (total knee replacement, uni-condylar knee replacement) as well as knee arthroscopies with special anatomical type of ACL reconstructions and meniscus repairs.

 

Research interests

 

• Infections in Orthopaedics

• Treatment of complex lower limb fractures

• Treatment of complex elbow fractures

• ACL reconstruction and prevention of osteoarthritis

 

Current NHS and /or university posts

 

Consultant Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

 

Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies

 

• BOA (British Orthopaedic Association)

• BTS (British Trauma Society)

• BMA (British Medical Association)

• DTS (Slovenian Trauma Society)

• ETS (European Trauma Society)

• SSAST (Slovenian Society for Arthroscopic Surgery and Sport Traumatology)

• Honorary Member of SOTA (Serbian Orthopaedic and Traumatology Association)