Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine deal with many tendon conditions, both with and without surgery. The non operative group includes tendinopathies (e.g. tennis elbow, non insertional achilles tendonitis, jumpers knee) that often settle with rest/blood or PRP injections and a retraining program.
From a public health perspective, there is currently an outbreak of plague, which has killed over 100 people in the capital, Antananarivo. Parasitic diseases are common, with malaria and schistosomiasis being endemic and ongoing. Tuberculosis is another fairly common disease, and I have already seen patients with skeletal manifestations of TB. For the traveler, gastrointestinal illness is a constant hazard.
We have extensive experience with boney deformity correction. The most common is a bow deformity just below the knee – this eventually causes pain on the inner aspect of the knee, and arthritis. If we get to it early enough, correcting the deformity fixes the pain, and either slows or stops the onset of arthritis.
Bunions refer to a painful lump over the medial aspect of the great toe, at the metatarsal-phalangeal joint (MTPJ).
The members are a speciality group of surgeons limited by qualifications, fellowship and standard of training. There are 14 members in Victoria and we are very proud to announce that Mr Luke Spencer has been appointed a new member of the society.
Shaun English (Orthopaedic Surgeon) & Julie Fahey (Practice Nurse) are joining a group of enthusiastic & dedicated volunteers on a medical expedition.
Ballarat Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine again has three cyclists entered for Around the Bay in a Day.
Cruciate ligament injuries are an unfortunate sporting injury – especially in aggressive twisting & pivoting sports like netball and football.
Paget’s disease is a condition of bone that changes how the bone forms, and remodels during age.
Surgeons everywhere continue to work to improve the quality of outcomes of hip replacements.