Case Studies
ACL Prevention
The anterior cruciate ligament is critical to keep the knee stable in aggressive pivoting sports like AFL football, netball, basketball and soccer.
April 19, 2017
Blog
Os Acromiale – the importance of the axillary lateral x-ray
In the assessment of shoulder pain, both x-rays and ultrasound should be taken.
April 11, 2017
Case Studies
Revision Hip Surgery
Revision hip replacement surgery can be complex surgery. Due to its nature it can be difficult to get “just right”.
February 13, 2017
Case Studies
Bilateral Joint Replacements
Having bilateral joint replacement surgery (i.e. having both hips, or both knees, replaced at the same time) has been advocated as a safe way of curing the “whole patient” in one operation.
February 6, 2017
Plantar Fasciitis
Not all heel pains are caused by plantar fasciitis. It refers to a very specific, localised pain under the heel, in the absence of other pathology.
January 17, 2017
Case Studies
Hamstring Avulsion in Teenagers
The majority of hamstring injuries are in the muscle, and the treatment is rest, anti-inflammatories & physiotherapy. A small proportion involve pulling the hamstring tendons directly off the bone at the pelvis.
January 16, 2017
Radial Shockwave Therapy (RSWT)
Radial shockwave treatment (RSWT) is a non-invasive means of treating painful soft tissue conditions. It has been widely used both worldwide and in Australia for many years by elite sporting teams and in Sports Medicine clinics.
January 9, 2017
Iron Infusions
Blood transfusion after surgery is something to avoid where possible. One factor that has been identified is that some patients start from a low point, and it doesn’t take much to push them over the edge.
December 12, 2016
Bridging Clexane possibly more danger than value
With modern anaesthesia, most orthopaedic operations are straight forward.
November 24, 2016
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Cruciate reconstruction is an operation performed to restore stability of the knee. The majority achieve this, return to sport is the norm especially where no other injury has occurred to the knee.
November 7, 2016