In this book, leading international thinkers in the still nascent field of orthopaedic sports medicine consider what the future holds and give their views on what we should be most worried about. The range of issues addressed is wide, encompassing technological threats, environmental concerns, big data and its ramifications, the influence of industry, academic ethics, and much more. Many of the identified dangers are not yet on the popular radar, and these are the principal focus of the book. On the other hand, attention is also paid to misplaced fears, with explanation as to why these anxieties can be laid to rest. 

The contributors are leading thinkers in the field and include original pioneers of sports medicine, senior and newly appointed orthopaedic surgeons, orthopaedic trainees, and sports medicine physicians. In addition, leaders of industry in sports medicine and allied health professionals from around the world share their fears. This compelling and thought-provoking book, published in collaboration with ISAKOS, will appeal to all stakeholders in orthopaedic sports medicine.

How long is a piece of string?- I worry that informal logic will take over from formal logic

It's not you, it's me!- The lost leaders
BIG DATA: revolution or complication?- The influence of industry
Are we stifling innovation?- Don`t get dragged into the gloom: Keep the flame!- Pseudoscience and false avenues
We'd better quit now
Academic integrity and the God of data
Research funding - finding a balance
From science to daily practice: a huge gap! The example of meniscus surgery
Living on the edge
The last generation of doctors
The future of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine: It's the human connection
The meniscus is the most important piece of the knee
Is medicine now a science or still an art?- Surgery is so passé!- We should be worried, about being worried!- The end of sports surgery
Will our focus on techniques and technology to improve patient outcomes be at the expense of a loss of clinical judgement?- Are we going forward or standing still?- Please take yourtime: A research perspective
What's in it for me?- Social media in Sports Medicine
Biologic and Regenerative Medicine: The Balance between Promise and Proven
There are no facts only interpretations
Increased incidence of sports trauma in children. Is it time to worry?- Persistent lack of patient treatment outcome information for patients, therapists and surgeons
The perils and potentials of biologic therapies
Am I a robot or a surgeon?- Who will guard the guardians?-  Don't wait to worry
The threat of fake news!- The big bang and its fallout!- First the process, then the art of medicine? The Gruyère theory- The complexity of a "rope"
If you don't know where you are going any road will take you there!- What's the use in worrying?- High-Technology technicians versus bedside doctors- Surgery is overvalued and rehabilitation undervalued following anterior cruciate ligament injury
The professional responsibility of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Surgeons as advocates forsports injury prevention
Digitalization and machine learning
Worried about the vision
Why are ACL injury prevention programs not being implemented more widely?- Think of the children
Mentoring in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Challenges of certification and training - looking into the future
Technology and Sports Medicine: The good, the bad and the ugly
Will it be possible to perform a 99% perfect ACL reconstruction in the future?- The good and the bad of evidence based medicine, and the challenge of practicing in a time of increased connectivity and artificial intelligence
Preventing osteoarthritis in young patients after anterior cruciate ligament injury
The danger of making decisions for evolution, quality of care and education based on National Health data
When dogmas are not revised soon our sportsmen's hips and knees will not be preserved but instead replaced
Ingenuity, intellectual integrity, honesty and collaboration will be the key to our future
A lot done, more to do!