
Low Allergy Total and Partial Knee Replacements
It turns out about 6% of people can’t tolerate nickel in their jewellery, and perhaps these people do worse after regular knee replacement. Titanium allergy

It turns out about 6% of people can’t tolerate nickel in their jewellery, and perhaps these people do worse after regular knee replacement. Titanium allergy

Diagnosing a concussion properly is something only a doctor can do; at Ballarat Sports Medicine we have Western Victoria’s only specialist Sport and Exercise Medicine Doctors with years of experience in team sports.

Injuries to the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) of the knee have traditionally been treated with surgical reconstruction, with failure rates reported at less than 2% per year.

Whilst severe pelvic fractures are treated by orthopaedic surgeons in trauma centres, spontaneous sacral insufficiency fractures might be treated by endocrinologists, or rehabilitation physicians. But here are my comments!

After surgery, sitting causes blood to sit in your leg veins, with a risk of clotting, it’s better to have your legs up!

Robotic knee replacement surgery has been widely available for some years – and in Ballarat at St John of God, we have three robots to use with three different companies total knee replacement, and some partial knee replacements. Our surgeons using it find it a useful tool streamlining the operation.

Robotic knee replacement surgery has been widely available for some years – and in Ballarat at St John of God, we have three robots to use with three different companies total knee replacement, and some partial knee replacements. Our surgeons using it find it a useful tool streamlining the operation.

Robotic knee replacement surgery has been widely available for some years – and in Ballarat at St John of God, we have three robots to use with three different companies total knee replacement, and some partial knee replacements. Our surgeons using it find it a useful tool streamlining the operation.

The Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry (AOANJRR) has officially recorded its one millionth hip replacement procedure.

Recently, The Age and Sydney Morning Herald carried headline articles on foot surgery being performed by podiatric “surgeons” without medical training. Channel Nine’s 60 Minutes programme also recently aired a story on this topic.