Knee arthroscopy has been a godsend to people with knee complaints, one of the most common being a torn cartilage. The historical operation was on open menisectomy, but even in 1937 it was observed that menisectomy lead to degeneration of the compartment, and eventual arthritis.

A project on hip replacement technique has won the Queensland Orthopaedic Registrar’s Prize.

David Mitchell added Tranexamic acid to his local anaesthetic mixture for joint replacements in line with a number of other orthopaedic surgeons with the hope of reducing bleeding complications and swelling after joint replacements.

An apophysis is a growth plate where a tendon attaches to bone. If the tendon pulls too hard, the bone of the growth plate might be injured (apophysitis), although rarely is it pulled right off.