The knee is the largest and most complex joint in the body and retired orthopaedic surgeon Russell Tregonning is passionate about the evolving science of knee injuries and replacement surgery.
In his memoir Blood and Bone: Revelations of an Orthopaedic Surgeon Tregonning reflects on his career, pioneering techniques of keyhole surgery and his own hospitalisation due to the overwhelming demands of the job. He also interviewed several of his colleagues about their experiences of sexism while trying to make a career in medicine as women.
A member of OraTaiao, the New Zealand Climate and Health Council, Tregonning is part of a team of professionals working to alert the public to the detrimental impacts of the climate crisis on human health.
Blood and Bone by author and surgeon Russell Tregonning Photo: Supplied/Michael A Wilson/meccanica
