Shaun English, David Mitchell, and our new Sports Medicine Physician Greg Harris are riding around the bay for the Bupa / Smith Family annual event.
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Questions and answers with orthopaedic surgeon – Shaun English
Continue readingFragility fractures around the shoulder
As age related osteoporosis continues to occur, orthopaedic surgeons keep looking for ways to reduce the impact for patients. Fractures around the shoulder have many options – surprisingly, just putting it back together isn’t necessarily the best option.
Continue readingPatella Dislocation: Femoral Derotation Osteotomy Operation
Recurrent patella dislocation has many underlying causes – a number are purely caused by an initial traumatic incident – but many have other factors. In particular – issues that change the direction of forces pulling on the patella such as knock-knees, tibial tubercle laterally positioned, and in-toeing gait are all factors
Continue readingDVT rate after Joint Replacement
Blood clots after hip or knee replacement have historically been regarded as commonly occurring. We have progressively worked on the factors involved; we avoid tying the patient to the bed with tubes, we require early mobilisation after surgery, we use Venosan Silverline compression stockings rather than the old TED’s.
Continue readingInternational Shoulder Course
Ballarat Orthopaedics Surgeon, Mr Luke Spencer, is heading off to Nice (France) to attend a shoulder course covering arthroscopic and prosthetic surgery.
Continue readingThe new standard of peri-operative care
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) is an evolving concept of optimising the recovery of patients after surgery. We have been practicing these principles in addition to our other rapid recovery surgery concepts (including LIA).
Continue readingBallarat Lifestyle Magazine – June 2016
Questions and answers with orthopaedic surgeon – Luke Spencer
Continue readingBallarat Lifestyle Magazine – March 2016
Ballarat Orthopaedics are a group of surgeons committed to their community.
Continue readingBallarat Lifestyle Magazine – August 2015
Questions and answers with orthopaedic surgeon – Scott Mason
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