Mr Michael Wilkinson, Knee Surgeon

King's College Hospital, The Lister Hospital
Published March 16th, 2011 | Last updated February 8th, 2012
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Mr Michael Wilkinson qualified from Westminster Medical School in 1982. After his basic surgical training, he was appointed to the St Mary’s registrar rotation, working at St. Mary’s, Cuckfield, Charing Cross and Westminster Hospitals. As a senior registrar on the Charing Cross rotation he rotated through Kingston, Northwick Park and St Mary’s Hospitals before undertaking a one year post in Knee Surgery at the Royal North Shore Hospital of Sydney. On his return he spent a year at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. 

Since January 1997 he has been the principal Knee Surgeon at King’s College Hospital. His interests include soft tissueA group of cells with a similar structure and a specialised function. knee surgery as well as degenerative disorders of the knee. He routinely undertakes arthroscopic surgery for meniscal and ligament injuries as well as primary and revision joint replacement surgery. The former includes patello-femoralRelating to the area at the top of the thigh, near the top of the femur (thigh bone). and unicondylar as well as total joint replacement. Mr Wilkinson also practises at The Lister Hospital.

In addition he is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at King’s College School of Medicine, and he is involved in teaching and examining medical students as well as being involved in the training of the next generation of specialists.

Articles: 

  • The Wrenched Knee

    By Mr Michael Wilkinson, Knee SurgeonContact
    King's College Hospital, The Lister Hospital

    There can be few amongst us who has not wrenched or twisted our knee, either in normal day-to-day activities, for example, slipping on the stairs or on a slippery pavement, or whilst engaged in sporting activity. Some apparently minor accidents can result in significant soft tissueA group of cells with a similar structure and a specialised function. injury, (to ligaments, muscles and tendons) and some apparently major injuries may not. Most of the time however, the severity of the accident will determine the severity of the soft tissue damage.

  • The Wrenched Knee FAQs

    By Mr Michael Wilkinson, Knee SurgeonContact
    King's College Hospital, The Lister Hospital

    If I injure my knee, will I need an operation?

    The majority of patients who are referred to me do not have an operation, and I only see those patients whose knee has failed to settle within a matter of a few days or weeks. The odds are that if you injure your knee you will avoid surgery.

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