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Mr James Fountain is a Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon, appointed as a Consultant at Aintree University Hospital in 2012. He has developed a primary and revision lower limb arthroplasty elective practice, complex lower limb trauma practice, and established services of benefit nationally, regionally, and to the trust. His sub-specialist interest in periprosthetic joint infection has been of significant benefit to the unit.

Mr Fountain covers a wide range of treatments including, Primary Knee and Hip Replacements, Major/Complex Trauma, and Acute Fracture Management. In addition, he also specialises in Revision Knee and Hip Replacements, Periprosthetic Fractures, Unicompartmental Knee Replacements, Management of Orthopaedic Infection, and Arthroscopic Knee Surgery Sports Injuries.

He specialises in working as a major trauma surgeon in Mersey and Cheshire's Major Trauma Centre, managing the most severely injured patients in the region regularly. He also sees patients on the NHS and privately at Spire Liverpool and the Sefton Suite, AUH consulting orthopaedic patients with regards to both elective lower limb problems and trauma-related injuries.

With his special interest in orthopaedic infection, Mr Fountain organises, chairs and runs the North West Periprosthetic Joint Infection meeting. Approximately 100 surgeons/consultants from across the region attend annually.

After gaining surgical membership in 2004 Mr Fountain trained in orthopaedics throughout the North West of England before achieving the Fellowship in Trauma and Orthopaedics, FRCS (Tr & Orth) in 2010. His training was completed with the internationally renowned Cavendish Hip Fellowship gaining extensive experience in complex primary and revision hip and knee surgery.