Professor Justin Cobb

Published December 19th, 2011 | Last updated December 19th, 2011
Professor Justin Cobb is the Chair of Orthopaedics at Imperial College London. He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford in 1982 before going on to train in Oxford, London and Brighton. He specialises in joint surface repair and minimally-invasive procedures for orthopaedic reconstruction.
Articles: 

  • Knee joint replacement

    By Professor Justin Cobb, Consultant and Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
    This article is based on a piece which originally appeared in Capital Doctor. 

    Every patient’s biggest fear in orthopaedics (after MRSA) is that the operation won’t work out. While many people do get back to full function, the significant group who do not achieve full function following knee replacement meaning that it is just under half as effective as hip replacement.

Continuous improvement requires feedback and your opinions count. Do you have a few minutes to tell us what you think about this site?

Yes
No