A new study published demonstrates hip replacement surgery fixes pain and improves walking both in obese and non obese patients, but the obese group are more likely to need walking aids at ten years.
Patella instability once was treated with a knee splint for three weeks, then physiotherapy. That model has been long abandoned, the knee needs to be
To decrease reinjury rates and increase return to sport rate – a new paradigm requires consideration of the anterolateral corner of the knee.
When a car hit Xavier Mahabelo so hard it ripped the skin and muscle clean off his leg, his only shot at survival was on
Do you know the most common injuries in swimming? The Masters Swimming Australia National Championships were held April 20-24th at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic
BallaratOSM employs three highly skilled nurses. Not only do our nurses frequently assist our surgeons in theatre, but they are always present in our rooms
Mr David Mitchell, Orthopaedic Surgeon and Dr Josh Collingwood, Rehabilitation Physician have completed the Peaks Challenge – one of the more gruelling bike rides in
Social distancing is the rule, but people’s need for orthopaedics goes on! Here is our response.
Osteochondritis Dissecans is a relatively common childhood problem in the knee. The name means bone and cartilage breaking away from the underlying bone. It most commonly heals by itself, but in adults, or adolescents over the age of 14, it seems more likely to break off than to heal. It is less common in girls, but the upper age cutoff for might be lowe
Our world is changing rapidly at the moment. Given some of the news coverage, it
would be hard not to worry about what it all means for yourself, and for those you love.